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ESA and Vast agree to implement Greece’s astronaut mission to the ISS

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The European Space Agency has signed an agreement with U.S. commercial space company Vast to implement an astronaut mission to the International Space Station for Greece. The agreement advances European participation in commercial human spaceflight as France calls for greater strategic autonomy in space.

Discovered 2026-09-11T01:15:06.412055-07:00 | 2026-09-11T01:15:06.412055-07:00

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  • The agreement gives Greece a defined pathway to participate in a crewed ISS mission through an ESA partnership with a commercial space company.
  • It reflects the growing role of commercial providers in enabling national astronaut missions and expanding access to low Earth orbit.
  • The mission comes as France calls for greater European autonomy in space, linking human-spaceflight cooperation with broader strategic priorities.

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