https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Three astronauts, including Alexender Gerst, from Germany, landed back on Earth on Thursday after spending over six months in space. https://www.thelocal.de/20181220/german-russian-and-us-astronauts-land-back-on-earth Thu, 20 Dec 2018 15:07:44 +0100 german-russian-and-us-astronauts-land-back-on-earth The search for Germany's first ever female astronaut has narrowed down the competition to six women out of more than 400 applicants. Who will be the first Frau in space? https://www.thelocal.de/20170301/one-of-these-women-could-be-germanys-very-first-female-astronaut Wed, 01 Mar 2017 16:23:41 +0100 one-of-these-women-could-be-germanys-very-first-female-astronaut Astronaut Alexander Gerst will be the first German commander of the International Space Station (ISS) on his next trip to the final frontier. https://www.thelocal.de/20160518/german-astronaut-to-take-command-of-space-station Wed, 18 May 2016 18:51:22 +0200 german-astronaut-to-take-command-of-space-station German astronaut Alexander Gerst performed a spacewalk 400 kilometres above the Earth with an American colleague outside the orbiting International Space Station (ISS) on Tuesday to carry out equipment repairs and maintenance, NASA said. https://www.thelocal.de/20141008/gerst-becomes-third-german-spacewalker-iss-space-station-alexander Wed, 08 Oct 2014 11:52:00 +0200 gerst-becomes-third-german-spacewalker-iss-space-station-alexander The European Space Agency released an ultra-high-resolution video of the Earth on Wednesday shot from orbit on the International Space Station by German astronaut Alexander Gerst. https://www.thelocal.de/20140910/german-astronaut-alexander-gerst-shows-earth-as-seen-from-the-iss Wed, 10 Sep 2014 18:26:00 +0200 german-astronaut-alexander-gerst-shows-earth-as-seen-from-the-iss Astronauts could be growing fruit and vegetables in space in the future, with German scientists developing greenhouses for a potential Mars colony. Not only beneficial to the astronaut's nutrition, the fresh vegetables will also boost their morale. https://www.thelocal.de/20140613/germans-want-to-grow-vegetables-in-space-on-mars Fri, 13 Jun 2014 17:43:00 +0200 germans-want-to-grow-vegetables-in-space-on-mars Astronaut Alexander Gerst will become the first German for six years to travel to space when he joins the team on the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday. That makes him The Local’s German of the Week. https://www.thelocal.de/20140522/german-astronaut-alexander-gerst-to-head-into-space Thu, 22 May 2014 15:07:00 +0200 german-astronaut-alexander-gerst-to-head-into-space