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.
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Selection Year In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Germany, nationality there.
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1. Alexander Gerst (Wikipedia)
2. Alexander Gerst (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia Alexander Gerst lead section infobox, selection field (w-bbfill-edspace5-0927)View the Source 3. Alexander Gerst - Wikipedia
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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
View the SourceWikidata: Alexander Gerst
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