Space · astronaut
Alexander Gerst
EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY
GERMAN
ACTIVE
Career
Time in space
362 d 1 h
Spacewalks
1
6 h 13 m outside
Flights
2
2 landings
Status
Active
Agency
European Space AgencyNationality
GermanBorn
03 May 1976First flight
28 May 2014Most recent flight
06 Jun 2018Type
GovernmentLinks
WikipediaBiography
Alexander Gerst 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 June 6, 2018, as part of Expedition 56/57 as the ISS Commander.
Flight log
Flights
| No. | Flight | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 02 | Soyuz-FG | Soyuz MS-09 | 06 Jun 2018 |
| 01 | Soyuz FG | Soyuz TMA-13M | 28 May 2014 |
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Source The Space Devs — Launch Library 2
Last checked 29 Sept 2026