Eleven Germans have so far voyaged into outer space, all of them men. Now Germany is looking for its first woman astronaut. 86 candidates are left on the list. We meet two: a fighter jet pilot and a surgeon.
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German astronaut Alexander Gerst is returning to the ISS as commander in June. Today he is giving his last press conference before the flight. As the first-ever German ISS commander, what exactly will he have to do?
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The International Space Station (ISS) is at full capacity again after a spacecraft arrived there with new crew members on board. The new team reached the ISS a mere six hours after blasting off from Kazakhstan.