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A Greek Geologist in Antartica

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Geologist Ioannis Baziotis is the assistant professor at the Agricultural University of Athens, who, along with other scientists, discovered and collected 263 meteorites in the coldest, driest, most unspoiled and beautiful part of the planet. He was the first Greek scientist to be selected and...

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Clouds detective

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[:el]Dr. Lazaros Oreopoulos (a.k.a Lazaros Oraiopoulos) is the Chief of the Climate and Radiation Lab. He has been at GSFC since 1997, initially with JCET/UMBC (1997-2008) and then as a civil servant (2008-present). He conducts research on the modeling and remote sensing of clouds, cloud-aerosol...

Famous Greeks

A world musical genius

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[:el]Vangelis Papathanasiou is the most famous Greek music composer in the world and he has been repeatedly awarded for his contribution to the music industry. His talent has captivated millions of fans all over the world. Evangelos Odysseas Papathanasiou was born on March 29, 1943,...

Famous Greeks

Unlocks the secrets of the Universe

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[:el] Vicky Kalogera is director of Northwestern’s Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in Astrophysics (CIERA) and the Erastus O. Haven Professor of Physics and Astronomy in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences. Her research focuses on the physics of compact astrophysical objects, specifically...

Famous Greeks

Pioneered in space qualified advanced technologies

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[:el] Dr. Nikolaos Paschalidis is Senior Project Scientist for Technology Advancement at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center’s Heliophysics Science Division (HSD). He is the Chief of Technology for the HSD and Assistant Chief of Technology for NASA/GSFC. He held leading roles with advanced technology systems...

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Tom Krimigis earns top honor from International Academy of Astronautics

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[:el] The International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) has presented its premier honor — the von Karman Award — to Tom Krimigis, eminent space scientist and head emeritus of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland. Named for aerodynamics pioneer Theodore von...

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The Greeks who participated in the Cassini spacecraft mission

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[:el] On September 15 2017, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft will complete its remarkable story of exploration with an intentional plunge into Saturn’s atmosphere, ending its mission after nearly 20 years in space. Among the researchers, who have been involved in analyzing the valuable data provided by Cassini,...

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The cosmonaut of Greek descent returns to earth

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[:el] Expedition 52 Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin Grammatikopoulos of Roscosmos and Flight Engineers Peggy Whitson and Jack Fischer of NASA landed safely near the town of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan after bidding farewell to their colleagues on the complex and undocking their Soyuz MS-04 spacecraft from the Poisk...

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Released the world’s first 3D printed satellite during spacewalk

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[:el] Fyodor Yurchikhin and Sergey Ryazanskiy ‘walked’ out of the ISS to launch five small satellites and undergo general maintenance of the station. One of the small satellites – called Tomsk-TPU 120 – is the first to have a fully 3D printed body. The two spacewalkers...

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Greek-russian cosmonaut on a six-hour space walk outside ISS

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[:el] Cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin Grammatikopoulos, the first cosmonaut of Greek descent, will be one of the 2 cosmonauts to make a six-hour spacewalk, which will be broadcasted by NASA’s TV channel. The six-hour spacewalk, outside the International Space Station will take place on August 17,...

A Greek Geologist in Antartica

Clouds detective

A world musical genius

Unlocks the secrets of the Universe

Pioneered in space qualified advanced technologies

Tom Krimigis earns top honor from International Academy of Astronautics

The Greeks who participated in the Cassini spacecraft mission

The cosmonaut of Greek descent returns to earth

Released the world’s first 3D printed satellite during spacewalk

Greek-russian cosmonaut on a six-hour space walk outside ISS

Gerasimos Sklavos – The Greek Sculptor Who Praised the Light and Left an Unexpected Legacy

Greek Students and University Pupils at the Top of Global Robotics

The universality of Hellenism

Antigoni Tsiouli: The Greek Prima Ballerina Shining at the Cairo Opera House

On this day: Reception of a legendary ship of the Greek Navy

Viktor Sarianidis – A legend of the world’s archaeology

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