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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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
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3 May 1976
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a German European Space Agency
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commander of the ISS for Expedition 57
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After the end of his second mission and before being surpassed by Luca Parmitano in 2020, he held the record for most time in space of any active ESA astronaut (362 days), succeeding Italian astronaut Paolo Nespoli, and German ESA astronaut Thomas Reiter, who formally held the record for the longest time in space for any active or retired ESA astronaut.
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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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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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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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The Space Devs Launch Library 2Astronaut record 12, Alexander GerstQuote, Astronaut record 12, Alexander Gerst
"name": "Alexander Gerst" ... "flights_count": 2
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