Mission
Ancient Greece
Why NASA Names Its Spacecraft After the Ancient Greek Gods
Throughout its 64-year history, NASA has named several of its spacecraft and missions after ancient Greek gods and mythological figures. But what is the connection between NASA and ancient Greek mythology?
From the Apollo program, which ran between 1961 and...
Greece
Two Greek Women Ready To Conquer Mount Everest
Two Greek women are poised for their attempt to conquer the world's highest mountain, Everest, on April 5, 2019.
Vanessa Archontidou, a mother of two, and her teammate Christina Flambouri have already topped the summits of the highest mountains on...
Greece
Cyclone Zorba: Video Emerges of the Dramatic Rescue of Missing Person in Evia (video)
The 27-year-old man who was missing after his car was carried away by fast-flowing waters on Greece's Evia after the island was severely hit by the Mediterranean cyclone Zorba, was found and rescued on Monday morning.
A new video of the...
Greece
Remarkable Footage of F-16 Wreckage Hoisted From Aegean Sea [video]
Amazing footage shows the hoisting of an F16 Blk 52+ fighter jet that crashed into the Aegean Sea on December 4, 2014, due to mechanical failure. The operation for the lifting of the vessel from the ocean took place...
Diaspora
Greeks Relying on Church Food Banks
Mission, supported by the Greek Orthodox Church is organizing food banks at the church of Agii Apostoli in central Athens. Every day more and more Athenians are queuing to receive food.
According to euronews, the Greek Orthodox church supported Non-governmental Organisation...