Alexander Gerst | Astronaut Card Day🇩🇪👨🏻‍🚀🚀


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During his school years, volunteered as a Boy Scout leader, fire-fighter and water rescue lifeguard. As a student, from 1998 to 2003, he participated in various international scientific collaborations and field experiments

2009 (September)
Officially joined ESA;
2010 (November)
Completed Astronaut Basic Training;
Graduated with a Doctorate in Natural Sciences from the Institute of Geophysics of the University of Hamburg, Germany;
2011 (September)
Was assigned to fly to the ISS on a six-month mission serving as a flight engineer on Expeditions 40 and 41;

When Alexander is not in space or training for his next mission, his favourite sports include fencing, swimming and running. He especially enjoys outdoor activities such as skydiving, snowboarding, hiking, mountaineering, climbing and scuba diving

Künzelsau, Germany, May 3rd, 1976

1995
Graduated from the Technical High School in Öhringen, Germany, in 1995;
2003
Received a diploma in geophysics from…

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