Published on January 4, 2018
Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 41 Flight Engineer Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency discussed the accomplishments of his five and a half month mission on the complex with German media during an in-flight question and answer session Oct. 30. Gerst, who launched in late May, will return to Earth Nov. 10 aboard a Russian Soyuz vehicle for a parachute-assisted landing in Kazakhstan.