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Greece Approves Two-Year Mission Sending Doctor Adrianos Golemis to the International Space Station
Euronews reported Greece's decision to send ESA candidate Adrianos Golemis into space over the next two years. The mission will include experiments from Greek research teams and support commercial spaceflight options for Greek citizens.
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Greece decided Thursday at the Maximos Mansion to send Adrianos Golemis into space over the next two years. The decision was announced Friday morning. Golemis has served as a doctor to astronauts with the French Institute for Space Medicine and Physiology since 2018.
He lives with astronauts and cares for them on missions. Since 2022 he has been one of 25 candidates who passed all European Space Agency tests. Euronews interviewed Golemis in March 2024. Just over two years later the project is on track and he is preparing for the International Space Station.
The Greek astronaut will carry out experiments and technological demonstrations proposed by dozens of Greek research teams, bodies and universities. Greek companies will showcase innovative solutions in space conditions. Data collected will support applications and further research.
Programmes will encourage young people to engage with science. Ideas discussed include school competitions to build satellites and sending pupil questions to ISS astronauts. ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher stated that following a request from Greece, the European Space Agency will support the exploration of the potential for commercial space flights for Greek citizens.
