{"id":594,"date":"2014-05-02T07:50:00","date_gmt":"2014-05-02T05:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kids.esa.int\/alexander_s_blue_dot_mission\/"},"modified":"2026-10-08T00:30:03","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T22:30:03","slug":"alexander_s_blue_dot_mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kids.esa.int\/es\/alexander_s_blue_dot_mission\/","title":{"rendered":"La misi\u00f3n \u00abBlue Dot\u00bb de Alexander"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lede\">\n<p>El 28 de mayo, el astronauta Alexander Gerst saldr\u00e1 hacia la Estaci\u00f3n Espacial Internacional acompa\u00f1ado del astronauta de la NASA Reid Wiseman y el cosmonauta ruso Maxim Surayev.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Sentados sobre 274 toneladas de propulsor, viajar\u00e1n a 28 000 km\/h y llegar\u00e1n a la ISS en menos de siete horas.<\/p>\n<p>El lanzamiento marcar\u00e1 el comienzo de la misi\u00f3n Blue Dot de Alexander, que ha estado entrenando desde 2011 en el Centro Europeo de Astronautas de Colonia, Alemania, para llevarla a cabo. Su aventura espacial le ha conducido hasta Canad\u00e1, Estados Unidos, Jap\u00f3n y Rusia para practicar con robots y naves espaciales, experimentar la hipergravedad y entrenarse en t\u00e9cnicas de supervivencia.<\/p>\n<p>You can follow Alex by reading his <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.esa.int\/alexander-gerst\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">personal blog<\/a>. In his blog he explains why he needs skills in science, engineering and medicine, as well as orbital mechanics, flying and Russian!<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" data-width=\"960\" data-credit=\"ESA\" data-detail-url=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/ESA_Multimedia\/Images\/2014\/02\/Alexander_spacesuit_test2\" data-licence=\"ESA Standard Licence\" data-licence-url=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/ESA_Multimedia\/Terms_and_conditions_of_use_of_images_and_videos_available_on_the_esa_website\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/var\/esa\/storage\/images\/esa_multimedia\/images\/2014\/02\/alexander_spacesuit_test2\/18245366-2-eng-GB\/Alexander_spacesuit_test.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/figure>\n<p>Alexander es vulcan\u00f3logo y le apasiona todo lo relacionado con la exploraci\u00f3n y lo desconocido. \u00c9l mismo eligi\u00f3 el lema \u201cshaping the future\u201d (forjando el futuro) para la misi\u00f3n.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLos vuelos espaciales tripulados, no solo nos dan una perspectiva \u00fanica para entender mejor el planeta en el que vivimos, sino tambi\u00e9n qui\u00e9nes somos. Somos una especie de exploradores y forjamos nuestro propio futuro\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Su misi\u00f3n incluir\u00e1 montones de experimentos. Algunos de ellos ir\u00e1n dirigidos a programas educativos e incluir\u00e1n, por ejemplo, mover pompas de jab\u00f3n mediante sonido.<\/p>\n<p>Alexander es el 14\u00ba astronauta de la ESA que volar\u00e1 al espacio y el tercer alem\u00e1n que vivir\u00e1 en la ISS.<\/p>\n<nav class=\"related\" aria-label=\"Relacionado\">\n<h2 class=\"related__heading\">Relacionado<\/h2>\n<div class=\"grid related__grid\">\n<div class=\"grid-item\">\n<article class=\"card focuson agency\"><a class=\"card__link\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.esa.int\/alexander-gerst\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"thumbnail\"><span class=\"dimmer\"><\/span><\/figure>\n<header class=\"entry\">\n<h3 class=\"heading\">Blog de Blue Dot<\/h3>\n<\/header>\n<p><\/a><\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/nav>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 28 May, ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst will be launched to the International Space Station together with NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman and Cosmonaut Maxim Surayev. 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