Greek astronaut to fly on Vast private mission to ISS

Adrianos Golemis (left) shakes hands with Thomas Pesquet on stage at the International Space Summit as Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and French President Emmanuel Macron look on. Credit: Isabelle Harsin/SIPA

PARIS — Greece’s first astronaut will go to the International Space Station on a private astronaut mission in 2027 as Europe discusses developing its own human spaceflight capabilities.

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