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Alexander Gerst

1976 - Today

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Alexander Gerst (born 3 May 1976 in Künzelsau, Baden-Württemberg) is a German European Space Agency (ESA) 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2024). Alexander Gerst is the 423rd most popular astronaut (down from 360th in 2024), the 6,068th most popular biography from Germany (down from 5,851st in 2019) and the 11th most popular German Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Alexander Gerst ranks 423 out of 556. Before him are Konstantin Kozeyev, Michael E. Fossum, Timothy Creamer, Patrick G. Forrester, Jim Wetherbee, and William G. Gregory. After him are Ken Bowersox, Steven Swanson, Anton Shkaplerov, Stephanie Wilson, Dmitri Kondratyev, and Kimiya Yui.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Alexander Gerst ranks 504. Before him are Roger García, Robert Biedroń, Andreas Widhölzl, Miki Nakatani, Seamus Dever, and Fabio Liverani. After him are Vinessa Shaw, Ceza, Simran, Juana Acosta, Rob Caggiano, and Anna Geislerová.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Alexander Gerst ranks 6,071 out of 7,253. Before him are Andreas Kappes (1965), Dagmar Lurz (1959), Jeanette Biedermann (1980), Paul Biedermann (1986), Ayọ (1980), and Rudi Bommer (1957). After him are Sebastian Hoeneß (1982), Willi Wülbeck (1954), Alexander Meier (1983), Kathrin Boron (1969), Hubertus Heil (1972), and TheFatRat (1979).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In Germany

Among astronauts born in Germany, Alexander Gerst ranks 11. Before him are Ernst Messerschmid (1945), Jean-Jacques Favier (1949), Klaus-Dietrich Flade (1952), Ulrich Walter (1954), Reinhold Ewald (1956), and Gerhard Thiele (1953). After him are Matthias Maurer (1970), and Jasmin Moghbeli (1983).

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