First interview with Alexander Gerst back on Earth
(A German version of this interview is available here: https://youtu.be/Rhv-6TXTSX4)
Just hours after returning from his Horizons mission on the International Space Station, ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst gives a short interview at the German Aerospace Centre’s ‘:envihab’ facility in Cologne, Germany.
Alexander returned to Earth alongside crew mates Serena Auñón-Chancellor and Sergei Prokopyev on 20 December 2018 in the same Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft that flew them to the Station on 6 June 2018.
The trio’s landing in the Kazakh steppe marked the successful conclusion of over six months in space during which Alexander conducted over 60 European experiments, became the second ever European commander of the International Space Station, welcomed six resupply vehicles, installed the first commercial facility for research in the Columbus laboratory, delivered an important message on climate change for leaders at the COP24 climate change conference, captured real-time footage of a Soyuz launch abort and much, much more.
#Horizons was Alexander’s second mission to the International Space Station – the first was Blue Dot in 2014.
Now back in Cologne, Alexander will take his time to readapt to Earth’s gravity supported by ESA’s team of space medicine experts. He will also continue to provide ground-based data for researchers to support experiments performed in space.
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Welcome back home!!! You are so awesome!!.
Willkommen zurück Alexander.
Ich wünsche mir, dass Sie nächster Bundespräsident Deutschlands werden oder eine ähnlich hohes Amt bekleiden dürfen, damit Sie die Macht bekommen, den Wunsch für Ihre Enkelkinder in die Realität umzusetzen.
Herzlich Willkommen zurück Herr Gerst und Froh Weinachten! Liebe Gruße aus Deutschland und Philippinen ❤👏👍🎉
WELCOME BAAAAAAAACK!!! Although, we are going to miss those amazing photos and videos from space.
But I'm happy the three of you are healthy and save.
Falls Alexander Gest das hier liest kennst du Chris Hadfield den kanadischen Austronauten in Ruhestand war Jahrelang mein Idol.
Anyone thinks his voice sounds like roger federer ?
Welcome home, Herr Gerst. Hope you enjoyed your visit on the ISS.
i love it
That makes hope, knowing the math
you are learning could lead that high above the clouds, out there in the outer
space. I wish you Alexander, well, for sure; you are going to show as also in
the next future some more examples what could be done. And last but not least,
it would be great if some woman, we have in our vicinity, in the city, at the
school, respect at the university, speaking the same language we are speaking
in everyday life, is going to take those in some way necessary steps to ISS. I
think this is the best wish for the next year to come.
I wish there will be at least 1 esa astronaut in the ISS asap and flown there in a European rocket.
Welcome back Alexander
Thank you very much
I miss you up there! 😊✨✨✨
What a great Human being thank you for all that you do stay safe out there Danke!