{"id":595,"date":"2014-02-18T08:16:00","date_gmt":"2014-02-18T07:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kids.esa.int\/inside_astronaut_alex_s_head\/"},"modified":"2026-10-08T00:30:03","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T22:30:03","slug":"inside_astronaut_alex_s_head","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kids.esa.int\/fi\/inside_astronaut_alex_s_head\/","title":{"rendered":"Astronautti Alexin ajatuksissa"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lede\">\n<p>Kello tikitt\u00e4\u00e4\u2026 100 p\u00e4iv\u00e4n kuluttua ESA:n astronautti Alexander Gerst laukaistaan Kansainv\u00e4liselle avaruusasemalle yhdess\u00e4 NASA:n astronautin Reid Wisemanin ja kosmonautti Maxim Surayevin kanssa.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ne on kiinnitetty 274 tonnin rakettipolttoaineen p\u00e4\u00e4lle, ja ne kulkevat 28 000 km\/h:n nopeudella ja saapuvat ISS:lle alle seitsem\u00e4ss\u00e4 tunnissa. Laukaisu merkitsee Alexanderin Blue Dot -teht\u00e4v\u00e4n alkua.<\/p>\n<p>H\u00e4n ty\u00f6skentelee ESAn Euroopan astronautikeskuksessa K\u00f6lniss\u00e4, Saksassa, ja on harjoitellut teht\u00e4v\u00e4\u00e4ns\u00e4 vuodesta 2011 l\u00e4htien. H\u00e4nen avaruusseikkailunsa on vienyt h\u00e4net Kanadaan, Yhdysvaltoihin, Japaniin ja Ven\u00e4j\u00e4lle, miss\u00e4 h\u00e4n on harjoitellut robottien ja avaruusalusten k\u00e4ytt\u00f6\u00e4 sek\u00e4 hyperpainovoimaa ja selviytymistekniikoita.<\/p>\n<p>Nyt Alex kutsuu sinut seuraamaan h\u00e4nen harjoitteluaan ja tutustumaan astronautin el\u00e4m\u00e4\u00e4n lukemalla h\u00e4nen <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.esa.int\/alexander-gerst\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">henkil\u00f6kohtainen blogi<\/a>. Blogissaan h\u00e4n selitt\u00e4\u00e4, miksi h\u00e4n tarvitsee osaamista luonnontieteist\u00e4, tekniikasta ja l\u00e4\u00e4ketieteest\u00e4 sek\u00e4 kiertoratafysiikasta, lent\u00e4misest\u00e4 ja ven\u00e4j\u00e4n kielest\u00e4!<\/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 on vulkanologi, ja h\u00e4n on kiehtynyt tuntemattomasta ja tutkimusmatkoista. H\u00e4n valitsi Blue Dot -teht\u00e4v\u00e4lleen teemaksi \u201ctulevaisuuden muovaaminen\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIhmisen avaruuslennot tarjoavat meille ainutlaatuisen n\u00e4k\u00f6kulman, jonka avulla voimme ymm\u00e4rt\u00e4\u00e4 paremmin paitsi planeettaa, jolla el\u00e4mme, my\u00f6s sit\u00e4, keit\u00e4 olemme. Olemme tutkimusmatkailijoiden laji, ja me muovaamme omaa tulevaisuuttamme.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>H\u00e4nen teht\u00e4v\u00e4ns\u00e4 k\u00e4sitt\u00e4\u00e4 lukuisia kokeita, mukaan lukien opetustarkoituksessa teht\u00e4vi\u00e4 kokeita, joissa saippuakuplia liikutetaan \u00e4\u00e4nen avulla.<\/p>\n<p>Alexander on 14. ESA:n astronautti, joka lent\u00e4\u00e4 avaruuteen, ja h\u00e4nest\u00e4 tulee kolmas saksalainen astronautti, joka asuu ISS:ll\u00e4.<\/p>\n<p>Seuraa Alexanderin blogia toukokuussa tapahtuvan laukaisun alla ja selvit\u00e4, miksi astronautit harjoittelevat \u201ctieteilij\u00f6iksi, talonmiehiksi, kuljettajiksi, siivoojiksi, l\u00e4\u00e4k\u00e4reiksi, palomiehiksi, insin\u00f6\u00f6reiksi ja koehenkil\u00f6iksi\u201d!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The clock is ticking\u2026 in 100 days 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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