Biography
Alexander Gerst (born 3 May 1976 in Künzelsau, Baden-Württemberg) is a German European Space Agency astronaut and geophysicist, who was selected in 2009 to take part in space training. He was part of the International Space Station Expedition 40 and 41 from May to November 2014. Gerst returned to space on 6 June 2018, as part of Expedition 56/57. He was the Commander of the International Space Station. He returned to Earth on 20 December 2018. 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.
Filmography
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self 17
TV Shows 10
Movies 8
Welcome to Earth (2021)
Who We Were (2021)
Alexander Gerst auf Expedition (2020)
Der Mars - Rätselhafte Wüstenwelt (2019)
Alfons Zitterbacke (2019)
Man and the Moon (2019)
Der Mond – unser magischer Trabant (2018)
Jazzopen Stuttgart 2018 (2018)
Gut zu wissen (2018)
Aufbruch ins All - mit Alexander Gerst (2018)
Zero Gravity: Mission in Space (2016)
Encounter in Space (2012)
Markus Lanz (2008)
Planet Wissen (2002)
Alpha Forum (1998)
Leute heute (1997)
Morgenmagazin (1992)
ZDF-Mittagsmagazin (1989)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1976-05-03 (47 years old)
Birth PlaceKünzelsau, Germany
CitizenshipsGermany
Also Known AsAstro Alex
AwardsCommander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Order of Merit of the State of Baden-Württemberg, Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia, Urania Medal, Bernd Rendel Prize, Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
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