André Kuipers

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André Kuipers
André Kuipers
Astronaut
 Nationality Dutch
 Born October 5, 1958
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
 Occupation1 Medical Doctor
 Space time 10d 20h 53m
 Selection 1998 ESA Group
 Mission(s) Soyuz TMA-4
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Dr André Kuipers, MD (born October 5, 1958, in Amsterdam) is the third Dutch astronaut to fly a space flight, on April 18, 2004 and the first to fly on a Russian flight. The earlier ones were Lodewijk van den Berg and Wubbo Ockels.

Using the Soyuz spacecraft Soyuz TMA-4, Gennady Padalka from Russia, Michael Fincke from the USA and Kuipers flew to the International Space Station. Kuipers returned to earth 9 days later together with the ISS Expedition 8 crew in Soyuz TMA-3. The other two stayed on as ISS Expedition 9, as did the Soyuz TMA-4 crew.

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