Source report. The proposed 2027 flight still requires international approval and further preparation.
Source: European Space Agency. Original source published 9 September 2026. Published on Alder Atlas: 14 September 2026.
An agreement on Greece’s behalf
ESA announced on 9 September that it had signed an agreement with Vast on behalf of Greece for a planned astronaut mission. The proposed flight is scheduled for 2027 and would use a Falcon 9 and Dragon spacecraft.
A proposed crew role
The plan identifies flight surgeon Adrianos Golemis as the prospective Greek participant. ESA’s announcement also describes proposed roles for Thomas Pesquet and Aleš Svoboda. These are arrangements for a future mission, not a report of a crew already in space.
Approval still matters
The mission remains subject to the relevant multilateral approval process and preparation. It would therefore be premature to describe the proposed participation as a completed national first. The agreement advances the plan, while leaving important decisions and operational milestones ahead.
Sources & further reading
This is an independently worded, source-based report prepared with AI assistance for the Alder Atlas editorial project. It is not first-hand reporting.