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Greek University to Conduct its First Experiment on International Space Station

A new, innovative space module, partially constructed by Greece's Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), will be launched from Florida's Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral on July 8, 2019, Greek media reported on Thursday. Referencem Ultiscale Experiment for Boiling Investigation,...

U.S. Astronaut Sends Greetings to Athens From International Space Station

American astronaut Robert S. Kimbrough on Monday afternoon sent a "good evening" to Athens from the International Space Station. The U.S. astronaut also put two photographs of Athens from very high above in his personal account on Twitter. Kimbrough was selected...

Athens is Focal Point of International Press in Late September

Apart from its history and its museums, Athens is expected to become the focus of international press in late September because of a series of exhibitions and conferences taking place in the city. Various Athens sites, including the famous Benaki...

Crete Pictured Upside Down in Photo from Space

Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano, currently one of the crew orbiting the earth on the International Space Station (ISS), captured this magnificent photograph of the Greek island of Crete from space on Sunday. The ISS was traveling around 420 kilometers an...

Russian Cosmonaut Chooses Crete for Post-Spaceflight Rehabilitation

Crete has all the potential to be a great cosmonaut rehabilitation centre, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev said on Friday during a meeting with Crete Regional governor Stavros Arnaoutakis. Artemyev is the seventh cosmonaut to visit Crete since 2015 when a...

Cosmonaut Praises Greece in Video Message from Space

Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov heaped praise on Greece as a tourism destination in a video message recorded on board the International Space Station (ISS) where he is currently serving as mission commander. The message hailed the Greece-Russia Year of Tourism, an...

Greek Microsatellites UPSat and DUTHSat Launched into Space

Two microsatellites, UPSat and DUTHSat, constructed in Greece were launched into space on Tuesday, at 18:11 Athens time -- along with 26 other similar microsatellites -- from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral in Florida, USA. The microsatellites...

U.S. Astronaut Tweets 'Best Wishes' to Greece from Space

U.S. astronaut Scott Kelly sent his best wishes to Greece from the International Space Station, as the debt-ridden country struggles to get a new bailout agreement while on the brink of bankruptcy. Kelly posted on his personal twitter account a...

Four Metro Stations Ready In July

By the end of July four new underground Metro stations are set to open in Athens after long delays related to the Siemens scandal which prevented equipment from being tested for years. The stations are in Ilioupoli, Alimos, Argiroupolis and...

A Greek Architect's Designs for the Moon

Determined to become a fixed star rather than a passing comet in his domain, young Greek architect engineer Angelos Chrysovalantis Alfatzis has made a significant contribution to the study of materials for building habitable constructions in space, while working...

Meet the Young Scientist Hoping to Become Greece's First Astronaut

A young scientist who is currently attending a space simulation facility at Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano spoke of his dream to become the first Greek astronaut. Avgoustos Pantazidis takes great pride from the fact that he is among aspiring astronauts...

New Park Dedicated to Yuri Gagarin Opens in Heraklion, Crete

By Phil Butler Greek Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura joined four famous Russian cosmonauts and Crete officials as she dedicated the new Yuri Gagarin Park in Heraklion on Sunday. This year marks the 85th anniversary of Gagarin’s birth. The minister was joined...

Greek Mini Satellite Ready for Launch at Cape Canaveral

The Laboratory of Electromagnetic Theory of the Democritus University of Thrace / Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering has been selected to join the QB50 European initiative for the launch of a swarm of nano-satellites to investigate the upper...

Imia: The Time When Greece and Turkey Were Closest to War

As unlikely as it may seem, a dispute over salvage rights between Turkish and Greek captains was the trigger for a series of events which escalated into a major international incident called the Imia Crisis. The quickly-spiraling crisis saw the...

Greece and India Become Strategic Partners

India and Greece have now become “strategic partners,” announced Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of Greece H.E. Kyriakos Mitsotakis. But what are the reasons for the friendship and strategic synergy between India and Greece? According...