{"id":574,"date":"2014-05-28T11:31:00","date_gmt":"2014-05-28T09:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kids.esa.int\/esa_astronaut_alexander_gerst_arrives_at_space_station\/"},"modified":"2026-10-08T00:29:48","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T22:29:48","slug":"esa_astronaut_alexander_gerst_arrives_at_space_station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kids.esa.int\/fi\/esa_astronaut_alexander_gerst_arrives_at_space_station\/","title":{"rendered":"ESA:n astronautti Alexander Gerst saapuu avaruusasemalle"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lede\">\n<p>Eilen illalla Kazakstanin Baikonurista laukaistu Sojuz-avaruusalus telakoitui t\u00e4n\u00e4 aamuna kansainv\u00e4liseen avaruusasemaan (ISS) ja toi ESA:n astronautin Alexander Gerstin sek\u00e4 h\u00e4nen Expedition 40\/41 -miehist\u00f6ns\u00e4 j\u00e4senet avaruusasemalle, jossa he asuvat ja ty\u00f6skentelev\u00e4t seuraavat kuusi kuukautta.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Alexanderin mukana lennettiin ven\u00e4l\u00e4inen kosmonautti Maksim Viktorovit\u0161 Surajev ja NASA:n astronautti Gregory Reid Wiseman.<\/p>\n<p>Soyuz TMA-09M -avaruusalus laukaistiin eilen illalla Baikonurista klo 21.57 CEST ja saavutti kiertoradan yhdeks\u00e4n minuuttia my\u00f6hemmin. Nelj\u00e4n Maan kiertoradan j\u00e4lkeen heid\u00e4n Soyuz-aluksensa saapui aseman Rassvet-moduulin luo telakoitumista varten.<\/p>\n<p>Sojuz telakoitui aikataulun mukaisesti klo 03.44 CEST, ja luukku avattiin klo 05.52. Heit\u00e4 olivat vastassa kosmonautit Alexander Skvortsov ja Oleg Artemyev sek\u00e4 NASA:n astronautti Steven Swanson.<\/p>\n<p>Alexilla ja h\u00e4nen miehist\u00f6kavereillaan on viikko aikaa sopeutua painottomaan ymp\u00e4rist\u00f6\u00f6n ennen kuin he aloittavat teht\u00e4v\u00e4ns\u00e4.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" data-width=\"852\" data-credit=\"ESA\u2013S. Corvaja\" data-detail-url=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/ESA_Multimedia\/Images\/2014\/05\/Alexander_Gerst2\" 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\/05\/alexander_gerst2\/17891872-2-eng-GB\/Alexander_Gerst.jpg\" alt=\"Alexander Gerst\"><figcaption>Alexander Gerst<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Alexanderin 166 p\u00e4iv\u00e4\u00e4 kest\u00e4v\u00e4 teht\u00e4v\u00e4, joka on nimetty Blue Dotiksi (NASA:n Voyager-avaruusaluksen ottamassa valokuvassa n\u00e4kyv\u00e4n Maan ulkon\u00e4\u00f6n mukaan), sis\u00e4lt\u00e4\u00e4 laajan tieteellisen ohjelman, joka heijastaa ISS:ll\u00e4 teht\u00e4v\u00e4n tutkimuksen monipuolisuutta.<\/p>\n<p>Kaikki noin 40 suunniteltua kokeilua on tarkoitettu parantamaan el\u00e4m\u00e4\u00e4 maapallolla tai valmistelemaan tulevia avaruustutkimusmatkoja. Kokeilut kattavat materiaalifysiikan, ihmisen fysiologian, s\u00e4teilybiologian ja aurinkotutkimuksen sek\u00e4 bioteknologian, nestefysiikan ja astrofysiikan, ja niihin sis\u00e4ltyy my\u00f6s sarja teknologian esittelyj\u00e4.<\/p>\n<p>Lentomekaanikkona Alexander auttaa my\u00f6s kiinnitt\u00e4m\u00e4\u00e4n ESA:n viidennen ja viimeisen automaattisen rahtialuksen, Georges Lemaitren, jonka laukaisu on suunniteltu 25. hein\u00e4kuuta.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" data-width=\"1280\" data-credit=\"ESA\" data-detail-url=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/ESA_Multimedia\/Images\/2014\/05\/Loading_cargo_in_ATV-5\" 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\/05\/loading_cargo_in_atv-5\/17868451-2-eng-GB\/Loading_cargo_in_ATV-5.jpg\" alt=\"Loading cargo in ATV-5\"><figcaption>Lastin lastaaminen ATV-5:een<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>ATV-alukset ovat t\u00e4ll\u00e4 hetkell\u00e4 ISS:\u00e4\u00e4 palvelevat suurimmat huoltoalukset, jotka kuljettavat v\u00e4ltt\u00e4m\u00e4tt\u00f6mi\u00e4 rahtil\u00e4hetyksi\u00e4, suorittavat s\u00e4\u00e4nn\u00f6llisi\u00e4 kiertoradan korotuksia ja pystyv\u00e4t tarvittaessa ohjaamaan 420 tonnin painoisen avaruusaseman pois vaarallisten avaruusromujen tielt\u00e4.<\/p>\n<p>Aikaisempien ESA:n astronauttien tavoin my\u00f6s Alexander toteuttaa koulutusohjelman, jonka tarkoituksena on innostaa lapsia ryhtym\u00e4\u00e4n tiedemiehiksi ja insin\u00f6\u00f6reiksi.<\/p>\n<p>Seuraa Blue Dot -teht\u00e4v\u00e4\u00e4 Alexin blogissa: <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.esa.int\/alexander-gerst\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/blogs.esa.int\/alexander-gerst\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Seuraa Alexander Gerstia Twitteriss\u00e4: @Astro_Alex<\/p>\n<nav class=\"related\" aria-label=\"Aiheeseen liittyv\u00e4t\">\n<h2 class=\"related__heading\">Aiheeseen liittyv\u00e4t<\/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\">Blue Dot -blogi<\/h3>\n<\/header>\n<p><\/a><\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/nav>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Soyuz spacecraft launched last night from Baikonur, Kazakhstan docked with the ISS this morning, delivering ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst and his Expedition 40\/41 crewmates to the Space Station, where [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"esa_banner_image":"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/var\/esa\/storage\/images\/esa_multimedia\/images\/2014\/05\/soyuz_liftoff\/17890318-2-eng-GB\/Soyuz_liftoff.jpg","esa_banner_description":"Soyuz liftoff","esa_banner_credit":"ESA\u2013S. 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