The conclusion of Alexander Gerst’s six-month journey in orbit
In short: After half a year aboard the International Space Station, ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst prepares for his return to Earth, marking the end of the Blue Dot mission.
The Blue Dot mission, which began on 28 May 2014, concludes this November. During his time in orbit, Gerst conducted various European and international experiments and performed a maintenance spacewalk alongside NASA's Reid Wiseman. His return will involve landing on the Kazakhstan Steppes via a Russian Soyuz module.
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