Alexander Gerst, who works for the European Space Agency, posted incredible images of New Zealand's South Island. Photo / Alexander Gerst, ESA
Alexander Gerst, who works for the European Space Agency, posted incredible images of New Zealand's South Island. Photo / Alexander Gerst, ESA
A German astronaut has captured amazing photos of New Zealand from the International Space Station.
Alexander Gerst, who works for the European Space Agency, posted incredible images of New Zealand's South Island, including a picturesque view of the Southern Alps, on Facebook.
The astronaut has a close connection with our beautiful country as he studied a master's degree in earth sciences at Victoria University of Wellington from 2001 to 2003. Photo / Alexander Gerst, ESA
The astronaut has a close connection with ourbeautiful country as he studied for his master's degree in earth sciences at Victoria University in Wellington from 2001 to 2003.
While researching his master's thesis, he developed a volcano-monitoring technique that could improve forecasts of volcanic eruptions, which was published in Science Magazine.
A picturesque view of the Southern Alps. Photo / Alexander Gerst, ESA
"It was in this fabulous country that I first learned what it means to travel beyond my horizons and how to see the world with open eyes," Gerst wrote in the Facebook post.
It was in this fabulous country that I first learned what it means to travel beyond my horizons and how to see the world...
Gerst's Instagram is full of incredible images from around the world, including Chuquicamata copper mine in the Atacama Desert, and Great Salt Lake in Utah.
During a live feed from the ISS, Nasa's ground control said: "Right now Alex has got his finger on that hole and I don't think that's the best remedy for it."
Nasa confirmed the problem, saying it consisted of a "minute pressure leak" and that the crew was in the process of repairing the damage.
