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Alexander Gerst

Germany

Alexander Gerst is a German volcanologist and European Space Agency astronaut who has flown two long-duration missions to the International Space Station, in 2014 and 2018. On his second mission he became the first German citizen to command the space station, leading Expedition 57. Before joining the astronaut corps, Gerst conducted field research on volcanoes, and he has remained active in public science communication, including extensive photography and social media coverage of his time in orbit.

Facts
Birth Date
1976-05-03 3
Birth Year
1976 3
Nationality
German 3
Notable Mission
Expedition 57 3
Classification
Astronaut Role
Commander 1
Dating
Selection Year
2009 2
Connections

Associated With

European Space Agency, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Alexander Gerst - Wikipedia

Operated By

European Space Agency, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Alexander Gerst - Wikipedia
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Nationality

Germany

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Source Wikidata: Alexander Gerst
Sources
1. Alexander Gerst (Wikipedia)
He was the commander of the International Space StationView the Source
2. Alexander Gerst (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia Alexander Gerst lead section infobox, selection field (w-bbfill-edspace5-0927)View the Source
3. Alexander Gerst - Wikipedia
  • Infobox, birth_date
    1976-05-03
  • Introduction, first sentence, parenthetical
    3 May 1976
  • Introduction, first sentence, description
    a German European Space Agency
  • Expedition 56/57, second sentence
    commander of the ISS for Expedition 57
  • Operated By: European Space Agency, Lead paragraph, operated-by
    Alexander Gerst (born 3 May 1976) is a German European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut and geophysicist, who was selected in 2009 to take part in space training.
  • Associated With: European Space Agency, Lead paragraph, associated-with
    Alexander Gerst (born 3 May 1976) is a German European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut and geophysicist, who was selected in 2009 to take part in space training.
  • In Group: German Astronauts, Lead sentence
    Alexander Gerst (born 3 May 1976) is a German European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut and geophysicist, who was selected in 2009 to take part in space training.
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Wikidata: Alexander Gerst
Wikidata Q71248, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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