Actor
Born May 3, 1976 · Künzelsau, Germany
Active 2019–present · Awards: Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Bernd Rendel Prize, Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia, Urania Medal, Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg
Alexander Gerst 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.