About
German European Space Agency astronaut and geophysicist who became the commander of the International Space Station in 2018. He was selected as an astronaut in 2009 by the European Space Agency and was part of the International Space Station Expedition 40 and 41 in 2014, and Expedition 56 and 57 in 2018.
Before Fame
He graduated from the University of Karlsruhe where he received a degree in geophysics. In 2003, he received a master's degree in earth science from the Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand.
Trivia
He runs Alexander Gerst's Horizons Blog, a blog from space.
Family Life
His parents are Brigitte and Hans-Dieter Gerst.
Associated With
Ulf Merbold and Thomas Reiter are also astronauts from Germany.
