Greek Astronaut in Orbit
The mission of the Greek astronaut and the experiments on board.
Adrianos Golemis is set to fly to the International Space Station (ISS) on the PAM-6 mission. The Prime Minister announced his participation at the International Space Summit, under an agreement between the Hellenic Republic, the European Space Agency (ESA) and Vast.
Adrianos Golemis is a graduate of the Medical School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, an ESA Flight Surgeon and a member of the ESA Astronaut Reserve since 2022. In the coming months he will train intensively in Europe and the USA, with the participation of ESA, NASA, Vast and SpaceX.
The mission is scheduled for the second half of 2027, on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Dragon spacecraft.
Beyond its symbolic value, the mission will launch a broad programme of Greek scientific experiments, technology demonstrations and educational activities. It creates new opportunities for Greek universities, research centres and industry.
The announcement follows years of steady investment by Greece in space: 18 satellites already in orbit, the new National Space Programme HELLAS SPACE 2.0, critical infrastructure such as the GOVSATCOM Hub and the Space Object Tracking radar (HSTR), and participation in European programmes for secure and resilient governmental satellite communications.
Opens the news item of the General Secretariat of Telecommunications and Post, 14 September 2026.