Adrianos Golemis named as the first Greek to pass ESA tests to become an astronaut

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Adrianos Golemis has passed the European Space Agency (ESA) test to become an astronaut, making him the first Greek to do so. 

Every year, 22,500 applicants apply for ESA's exams to become an astronaut. 

Only twenty-five make it through all three rounds. Golemis has passed the first after years working for ESA as a doctor. 

''When I was younger, I used to think that the job I'm doing now, that is astronaut doctor, that this is something exotic, it's not for the Greeks, it's not for me, it's for geniuses," he told Euronews. 

"This is not the case. Effort, persistence, and of course an inclination and I think we can get there."'

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