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Greece launches its first space mission, who is Adrianos Golemis and why is it being said that he is Albanian?

2026-06-29 09:21:38Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Greece launches its first space mission, who is Adrianos Golemis and why is it
Adrianos Golemis and Kyriakos Mitsotakis

It may sound incredible, and certainly a few years ago, with Greece in crisis and on the verge of Grexit, no one would have believed it, but Greece is going to send a man into space.

Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced this after a meeting with Adrianos Golemis. According to the plan, the launch is expected to take place within the next two years and the mission will last up to three weeks, as part of the new National Space Strategy, which foresees until 2035.

The decision was made on Thursday at a meeting at the Maximos Residence and announced on Friday morning.

Over the next two years, Adrianos will travel into space. It is an investment we are making as a country, which has both symbolic and substantial value.

Kyriakos Mitsotakis: "A great moment for Greece"

Speaking at the presentation of the Greek space program and Adrianos Golemis' space mission, Kyriakos Mitsotakis said: "As for the symbolism, I don't want to say much more, but I would very much like Adrianos, who will bear this heavy responsibility, to convey above all to schools, to young children, why space matters."

"And to act as a catalyst of inspiration for a new generation that today is looking for hope in an environment that can sometimes seem very bleak. We all saw, I think, how closely the global public followed the 'Artemis' mission."

However, immediately after the news was published, social networks were filled with comments alluding that Adrianos Golemis may have Albanian and not Greek origins. Many users linked the surname "Golemis" to "Golem" and raised claims about his ancestry.

Some of the most prominent comments:

"Completely Albanian. There's an area in Durrës called Golem."

"Golemis? Adrian Golemi, Albanian."

"Adrianos Golemis is Albanian, not Greek."

"Golem sounds like an Albanian surname."

"Speechless! Since when does Adriano Golemis sound Greek?"

However, so far, the comments remain mere allusions, as there is no confirmation to support these allusions.

But who is Adrianos Golemis?

According to published data and his biography, Adrianos Golemis was born in 1987 in Larisa, Greece. He is a military doctor, flight surgeon, and astronaut candidate.

Adrianos Golemis studied Medicine at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece and received his Master's degree in Space Studies from the International Space University (ISU) in France.

He was selected as a research doctor for the European Space Agency (ESA) at Concordia Station, Antarctica, where he helped study the effects of isolation and confinement on the human body and psychology for 1 year. He then worked on clinical studies for MEDES, the French Institute for Space Medicine and Physiology.

Since 2018, he has been seconded by MEDES to the European Astronaut Centre (EAC) where he works as a Flight Surgeon, monitoring the health of European astronauts before, during and after spaceflight.

As of 2022, Adrianos passed all 6 steps of a European astronaut selection (top 0.1% among 22,500 applicants).

He has participated in simulated flights and missions of the Austrian Space Forum. He holds an amateur pilot, scuba diver and sailing license, and enjoys hiking and astrophotography. He is deeply involved in science communication, presenting at 14 scientific conferences and giving 150 public speeches, courses or interviews for the media. Between 2014 and 2019 he also served as a volunteer for the United Nations Space Generation Advisory Council./zęri.ai


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