The Greek government has announced plans to send a Greek astronaut into space within the next two years, marking a milestone with both symbolic and practical significance for the country.
Speaking at the "Greece in Orbit – Greece in Space:...
This iconic photograph of a man in space depicting Astronaut Bruce McCandless II is still considered one of the most stunning (and scary) space photographs to date.
On February 7, 1984, McCandless became the first human being to do a...
Buzz Aldrin, the legendary astronaut of Apollo 11 fame, married his longtime girlfriend Dr. Anca Faur at the age of ninety-three. Aldrin is renowned for being the second man to step foot on the moon in 1969.
Faur, aged sixty-three,...
NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei returned to Earth on Wednesday after a record-breaking 355-day stay at the International Space Station (ISS).
His stay at the ISS marks the longest time an astronaut from the US has remained in space.
Vande Hei,...
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...
