André Kuipers

André Kuipers is a Dutch physician and ESA astronaut. He became the second Dutch citizen, third Dutch-born and fifth Dutch-speaking astronaut upon launch of Soyuz TMA-4 on 19 April 2004. Kuipers returned to Earth aboard Soyuz TMA-3 11 days later.

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1958  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Andre Kuipers
astronaut, physician, university teacher, King Willem-Alexander Inauguration Medal, Eremedaille voor Kunst en Wetenschap, Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion, Order of Friendship, Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau, Kingdom of the Netherlands, 

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  Soyuz TMA-3 ⓘ
  crewed spaceflight to the International Space Station

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  Soyuz TMA-4 ⓘ
  Russian space exploration mission

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  Expedition 30 ⓘ
  Long-duration mission to the International Space Station

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  Soyuz TMA-03M ⓘ
  2011 Russian crewed spaceflight to the ISS

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  Expedition 31 ⓘ
  expedition to the International Space Station

Kingdom of the Netherlands, Soyuz TMA-03M, Soyuz TMA-3, Soyuz TMA-4, Expedition 30, Expedition 31, 

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1958 André Kuipers

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2003 Soyuz TMA-3

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2004 Soyuz TMA-4

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2011 — 2012 Expedition 30

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2011 Soyuz TMA-03M

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2012 Expedition 31

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Expedition 31 crew portrait

Astronauts at Open Day ESA15632551

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Astronaut Andre Kuipers en prof Gerrit Kroesen (rechts) tijdens lezing aan TUe na ruimtemissie - foto Bart van Overbeeke 2004

Astronaut Andre Kuipers geeft lezing aan TUe na zijn ruimtemissie - foto Bart van Overbeeke 2004

Astronaut Andre Kuipers bezoekt TUe na zijn ruimtemissie - foto Bart van Overbeeke 2004

Kuipers lowres crop

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Kuiper highres

Soyuz TMA-4 crew at Johnson Space Center

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	spaceflight	2003	Soyuz TMA-3	human spaceflight, Soyuz-TMA	Wikidata
event	spaceflight	2004	Soyuz TMA-4	human spaceflight, Soyuz-TMA	Wikidata
event	spaceflight	2011	Expedition 30	expedition to the International Space Station	Wikidata
event	spaceflight	2011	Soyuz TMA-03M	Soyuz TMA-M, human spaceflight	Wikidata
event	spaceflight	2012	Expedition 31	expedition to the International Space Station	Wikidata
commons	image		Expedition 31 crew portrait		Commons
commons	image		Astronauts at Open Day ESA15632551		Commons
commons	image		Andrekuipers		Commons
commons	image		Astronaut Andre Kuipers en prof Gerrit Kroesen (rechts) tijdens lezing aan TUe na ruimtemissie - foto Bart van Overbeeke 2004		Commons
commons	image		Astronaut Andre Kuipers geeft lezing aan TUe na zijn ruimtemissie - foto Bart van Overbeeke 2004		Commons
commons	image		Astronaut Andre Kuipers bezoekt TUe na zijn ruimtemissie - foto Bart van Overbeeke 2004		Commons
commons	image		Kuipers lowres crop		Commons
commons	image		AndreKuipers		Commons
commons	image		Kuiper highres		Commons
commons	image		Soyuz TMA-4 crew at Johnson Space Center		Commons