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Greece
Russian Cosmonaut Chooses Crete for Post-Spaceflight Rehabilitation
Crete has all the potential to be a great cosmonaut rehabilitation centre, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev said on Friday during a meeting with Crete Regional governor Stavros Arnaoutakis.
Artemyev is the seventh cosmonaut to visit Crete since 2015 when a...
Greece
Cosmonaut Praises Greece in Video Message from Space
Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov heaped praise on Greece as a tourism destination in a video message recorded on board the International Space Station (ISS) where he is currently serving as mission commander.
The message hailed the Greece-Russia Year of Tourism, an...
Europe
Fyodor Yurchikhin Grammatikopoulos to Make Six-Hour Space Walk
Russian cosmonaut of Pontian Greek descent Fyodor Nikolayevich Yurchikhin Grammatikopoulos will make a six-hour walk outside the ISS space station where he has been since April.
NASA TV will broadcast live the cosmonaut's trip. The broadcast is scheduled to start...
Europe
Famous Russian Cosmonaut Arrives on Greek Island of Crete
Anton Shkaplerov, a well-known 43-year-old active Russian cosmonaut arrived in Hersonissos, on the Greek island of Crete, along with his family and medical escorts. The reason behind his trip is that the cosmonaut needs to complete his physical rehabilitation...