The first private mission took off for the International Space Station on Friday, writing history in space exploration.

One of the four astronauts on the Axiom Space mission is Israeli, Eytan Stibbe, who embarked on his journey with an unexpected choice of words.

“A few minutes before launching for this journey I wish to share with you a few words from the Greek poet Konstantin Kavafis”, he wrote in his message and quoted some verses from “Ithaca”:

Λίγα λεπτά πριν την εκτόξευση της ιδιωτικής αποστολής Axiom-1 με προορισμό τον Διεθνή Διαστημικό Σταθμό, ένας από τους αστροναύτες απήγγειλε στίχους από την Ιθάκη του Καβάφη.🤩 pic.twitter.com/maZNPKRsxT

— Astronio (@_Astronio_) April 9, 2022

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