The German Consulate General Houston, in coordination with the European Space Agency (ESA) and St. Thomas University, cordially invites you to a special evening with German Geophysicist Alexander Gerst on February 18, 2015, at 6:00 p.m. in the Scanlan Room, Jerabeck Athletic Center, St. Thomas University. We are looking forward to an exciting presentation by Mr. Gerst about his experiences in outer space at the International Space Station, and his work with ESA and NASA followed by a Q&A session.
German Geophysicist Alexander Gerst first joined ESA in September 2009 and completed his Astronaut Basic Training in November 2010. In May 2014 he launched on a Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to the ISS (more…)