American Astronauts in Toruń in 1972. „The Secret Visit”

Abstract

The article describes the visit of two astronauts of the Apollo 15
mission in Toruń, D. Scott and A. Worden (19 January 1972). It took place in
unusual circumstances, with a lowered diplomatic status and severe restrictions
on providing information about it. The course of the visit was reconstructed
mainly using the Polish Security Service (Służba Bezpieczeństwa) documents.
The Polish Diplomatic Documents helped to explain the reasons for the information blockade applied by the state authorities. Particular attention was paid
to the welcome speech of Rector Witold Łukaszewicz (preserved in the files
of the Security Service; attached in its entirety to the article).