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ELITERetiredESAESA·🇳🇱 Netherlands·Born 1958
André Kuipers
Second Dutch astronaut.
204d
Days in Space
2
Missions
0
EVAs
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EVA Time
What they aspire to
He aspires to inspire children to study science by sharing the wonder of seeing Earth from space.
Biography
Second Dutch astronaut. Physician who spent 204 days on the ISS across two missions, conducting research on human physiology in microgravity.
Before NASARoyal Netherlands Air Force aviation-medicine physician who researched pilot disorientation and weightlessness at the Netherlands Aerospace Medical Centre.
Notable Missions
Soyuz TMA-4 (DELTA)Soyuz TMA-03M (PromISSe)
Beyond the Mission
Hobbies & Interests
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Causes They Champion
Children's science educationHoogvliegers Foundation (flights for sick children)
Languages
DutchEnglishRussian
Awards & Honors
- Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau
- Knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion
- NASA Space Flight Medal
Fun fact
His 193-day PromISSe mission made him the first Dutch astronaut to fly a long-duration ISS expedition.
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