André Kuipers
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| ESA Astronaut | |
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| 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, Soyuz TMA-3 |
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Dr André Kuipers, MD (born October 5, 1958, in Amsterdam) is the second Dutch citizen to fly in space and the first to fly on a Russian spacecraft. The previous Dutch space traveler was 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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