In a groundbreaking announcement by theEuropean Space Agency (ESA), Germany will be sending the first European astronaut to ...

European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst of Germany tweeted a photograph of the Great Salt Lake in Utah from the International Space Station on July 23, 2014. European Space Agency astronaut ...

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Alexander Gerst is one of the most social media savvy astronauts in space. — -- Even astronauts in orbit use Facebook. Alexander Gerst, who is perhaps the most social media savvy astronaut, ...

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Last Friday's blood moon was the longest total lunar eclipse of the entire century, lasting a whopping hour and 43 minutes. The eclipse wasn't visible in North America, but could be seen in areas of ...

European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst went on his first spacewalk Tuesday with NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman. Working in the moonlight, the duo spent a total of six hours and 13 minutes ...

ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst has been assigned a new mission to the International Space Station, where he will fulfil the role of commander during the second part of his six-month mission in 2018.

Astronaut Alexander Gerst posted this image on his Flickr page saying, “checking out our Soyuz TMA-13M spacecraft that will take us to the International Space Station in five days.” Astronaut ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. From left: ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst, Roscosmos commander Maxim Suarev, NASA astronaut Reid ...