ISS030-E-094534 (23 Feb. 2012) --- European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers, Expedition 30 flight engineer, performs the scheduled inspection and extensive cleanup of ventilation systems in the Columbus laboratory of the International Space Station.
ISS030-E-094598 (23 Feb. 2012) --- European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers, Expedition 30 flight engineer, performs the scheduled inspection and extensive cleanup of ventilation systems in the Columbus laboratory of the International Space Station.
ISS030-E-235558 (6 Jan. 2012) --- European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers, Expedition 30 flight engineer, exercises using the advanced Resistive Exercise Device (aRED) in the Tranquility node of the International Space Station.
ISS030-E-155920 (16 Jan. 2012) --- European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers, Expedition 30 flight engineer, works with various stowage containers in the Columbus laboratory of the International Space Station.
ISS030-E-166649 (30 Jan. 2012) --- European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers, Expedition 30 flight engineer, is pictured near food and beverage packages floating freely in the Unity node of the International Space Station.
ISS030-E-267769 (24 April 2012) --- European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers, Expedition 30 flight engineer, works at a robotic workstation in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.
ISS030-E-166606 (28 Jan. 2012) --- European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers, Expedition 30 flight engineer, uses an instrument to measure air velocity in the Tranquility node of the International Space Station.
ISS030-E-148403 (22 Jan. 2012) --- European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers, Expedition 30 flight engineer, exercises in the Tranquility node of the International Space Station, using the advanced Resistive Exercise Device (aRED).
ISS030-E-156310 (23 Jan. 2012) --- European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers, Expedition 30 flight engineer, works with the Synchronized Position Hold, Engage, Reorient, Experimental Satellites Zero Robotics (SPHERES ZR) experiment in the Kibo laboratory of the International Space Station.
ISS030-E-272083 (17 April 2012) --- European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers, Expedition 30 flight engineer, works the controls of the Canadarm2 Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) in the Cupola of the International Space Station.
ISS030-E-155917 (16 Jan. 2012) --- European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers, Expedition 30 flight engineer, prepares to place Diffusion Soret Coefficient (DSC) hardware in stowage containers in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.
ISS030-E-148381 (22 Jan. 2012) --- European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers, Expedition 30 flight engineer, prepares to exercise in the Tranquility node of the International Space Station, using the advanced Resistive Exercise Device (aRED).
ISS030-E-093398 (22 Feb. 2012) --- European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers, Expedition 30 flight engineer, uses a vacuum cleaner while performing the scheduled extensive cleanup of ventilation systems in the Columbus laboratory of the International Space Station.
ISS030-E-129477 (22 Feb. 2012) --- European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers, Expedition 30 flight engineer, performs the scheduled inspection and extensive cleanup of ventilation systems and ventilation ducts in the Columbus laboratory of the International Space Station.
ISS030-E-129474 (22 Feb. 2012) --- European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers, Expedition 30 flight engineer, performs the scheduled inspection and extensive cleanup of ventilation systems and ventilation ducts in the Columbus laboratory of the International Space Station.
ISS030-E-129476 (22 Feb. 2012) --- European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers, Expedition 30 flight engineer, performs the scheduled inspection and extensive cleanup of ventilation systems and ventilation ducts in the Columbus laboratory of the International Space Station.
ISS030-E-272092 (17 April 2012) --- European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers, Expedition 30 flight engineer, works the controls of the Canadarm2 Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) in the Cupola of the International Space Station.
ISS030-E-156300 (23 Jan. 2012) --- European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers, Expedition 30 flight engineer, lubricates and cleans the beverage adapter on the Potable Water Dispenser (PWD) in the Harmony node of the International Space Station.
ISS030-E-148397 (22 Jan. 2012) --- European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers, Expedition 30 flight engineer, prepares to exercise in the Tranquility node of the International Space Station, using the advanced Resistive Exercise Device (aRED).
ISS030-E-156313 (23 Jan. 2012) --- European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers, Expedition 30 flight engineer, works with the Synchronized Position Hold, Engage, Reorient, Experimental Satellites Zero Robotics (SPHERES ZR) experiment in the Kibo laboratory of the International Space Station.
ISS030-E-156468 (27 Jan. 2012) --- European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers, Expedition 30 flight engineer, is pictured in the Quest airlock of the International Space Station during photo documentation of the fluid and electrical interfaces on the Umbilical Interface Assembly (UIA) Connector Shelf.
DATE: 9-1-11 LOCATION: Bldg. 5south, SSTF SUBJECT: Expedition 30 crew member and ESA astronaut Andre Kuipers training in SSTF near Columbia module on laptops with trainer Michaela Benda. PHOTOGRAPHER: Lauren Harnett
DATE: 9-1-11 LOCATION: Bldg. 5south, SSTF SUBJECT: Expedition 30 crew member and ESA astronaut Andre Kuipers training in SSTF near Columbia module on laptops with trainer Michaela Benda. PHOTOGRAPHER: Lauren Harnett
DATE: 9-1-11 LOCATION: Bldg. 5south, SSTF SUBJECT: Expedition 30 crew member and ESA astronaut Andre Kuipers training in SSTF near Columbia module on laptops with trainer Michaela Benda. PHOTOGRAPHER: Lauren Harnett
DATE: 9-1-11 LOCATION: Bldg. 5south, SSTF SUBJECT: Expedition 30 crew member and ESA astronaut Andre Kuipers training in SSTF near Columbia module on laptops with trainer Michaela Benda. PHOTOGRAPHER: Lauren Harnett
DATE: 9-1-11 LOCATION: Bldg. 5south, SSTF SUBJECT: Expedition 30 crew member and ESA astronaut Andre Kuipers training in SSTF near Columbia module on laptops with trainer Michaela Benda. PHOTOGRAPHER: Lauren Harnett
DATE: 9-1-11 LOCATION: Bldg. 5south, SSTF SUBJECT: Expedition 30 crew member and ESA astronaut Andre Kuipers training in SSTF near Columbia module on laptops with trainer Michaela Benda. PHOTOGRAPHER: Lauren Harnett
ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut, André Kuipers, speaks during an astronaut panel discussion at the 70th International Astronautical Congress, Friday, Oct. 25, 2019, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington. Photo credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
ISS030-E-173924 (24 March 2012) --- NASA astronaut Dan Burbank (left), Expedition 30 commander; and European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers, flight engineer, close a hatch in the International Space Station as crew members prepare to move to the appropriate Soyuz vehicles, due to the possibility that space debris could pass close to the station. Burbank, Shkaplerov and Ivanishin sheltered in the Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft attached to the Poisk Mini-Research Module 2 (MRM2) while Kononenko, Kuipers and Pettit took to the Soyuz TMA-03M docked to the Rassvet Mini-Research Module 1 (MRM-1).
ISS030-E-173929 (24 March 2012) --- NASA astronaut Dan Burbank (left), Expedition 30 commander; and European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers, flight engineer, are pictured near a hatch in the International Space Station as crew members prepare to move to the appropriate Soyuz vehicles, due to the possibility that space debris could pass close to the station. Burbank, Shkaplerov and Ivanishin sheltered in the Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft attached to the Poisk Mini-Research Module 2 (MRM2) while Kononenko, Kuipers and Pettit took to the Soyuz TMA-03M docked to the Rassvet Mini-Research Module 1 (MRM-1).
ISS030-E-173931 (24 March 2012) --- European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers, Expedition 30 flight engineer, closes a hatch in the International Space Station as crew members prepare to move to the appropriate Soyuz vehicles, due to the possibility that space debris could pass close to the station. Burbank, Shkaplerov and Ivanishin sheltered in the Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft attached to the Poisk Mini-Research Module 2 (MRM2) while Kononenko, Kuipers and Pettit took to the Soyuz TMA-03M docked to the Rassvet Mini-Research Module 1 (MRM-1).
European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands signs a photograph in the space museum located at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Wednesday, April 14, 2004, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: "NASA/Bill Ingalls"
ISS030-E-235593 (11 April 2012) --- In the International Space Station’s Destiny laboratory, NASA astronaut Don Pettit (foreground) and European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers, both Expedition 30 flight engineers, conduct the first of three sessions on the ROBoT simulator in preparation for the arrival of the SpaceX Dragon. Slated for liftoff on April 30, 2012, at 12:22 (EDT) from the Kennedy Space Center, the goal of Dragon’s planned 21-day mission will be to test the unpiloted capsule’s ability to rendezvous with the space station.
ISS030-E-156455 (26 Jan. 2012) --- European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers, Expedition 30 flight engineer, sets up the Compound Specific Analyzer - Combustion Products (CSA-CP) in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station. The purpose of the analyzer is to measure the concentrations of carbon monoxide, hydrogen cyanide, hydrogen chloride and oxygen.
ISS030-E-235592 (11 April 2012) --- In the International Space Station’s Destiny laboratory, NASA astronaut Don Pettit (right) and European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers, both Expedition 30 flight engineers, conduct the first of three sessions on the ROBoT simulator in preparation for the arrival of the SpaceX Dragon. Slated for liftoff on April 30, 2012, at 12:22 (EDT) from the Kennedy Space Center, the goal of Dragon’s planned 21-day mission will be to test the unpiloted capsule’s ability to rendezvous with the space station.
Expedition 31 Flight Engineer Andre Kuipers of the European Space Agency waves while seated in a chair outside the Soyuz TMA-03M capsule shortly after he and Expedition 31 Commander Oleg Kononenko of Russia, and Flight Engineer Don Pettit of NASA landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Sunday, July 1, 2012. Pettit, Kononenko and Kuipers returned from more than six months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 30 and 31 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 30 ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andre Kuipers performs the traditional door signing Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011 at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Kuipers was launched onboard the Soyuz rocket the same evening with Expedition 30 NASA Flight Engineer Don Pettit and Soyuz Commander and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko on a mission to the International Space Station (ISS). Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Flight Engineer and NASA International Space Station Science Officer Mike Fincke, left and European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands on board their bus after arrival at Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Tuesday, April 13, 2004, six days prior to their scheduled launch on board a Soyuz rocket. Kuipers, who is flying under a commercial contract between ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency, will return to Earth with the Expedition 8 crew on April 30, 2004. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 31 Flight Engineer Andre Kuipers of the European Space Agency is helped out of the Soyuz TMA-03M capsule after he and Expedition 31 Commander Oleg Kononenko of Russia, and Flight Engineer Don Pettit of NASA landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Sunday, July 1, 2012. Pettit, Kononenko and Kuipers returned from more than six months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 30 and 31 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut, André Kuipers speaks during an astronaut panel discussion at the 70th International Astronautical Congress, Friday, Oct. 25, 2019, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington. Photo credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
PHOTO DATE: 6-21-11 LOCATION: Bldg. 5south, Room 1120B SUBJECT: Expedition 29 crew members Dan Burbank and Andre Kuipers working with ALTEA Dosi training WORK ORDER: 2011-1677 PHOTOGRAPHER: Lauren Harnett
ISS031-E-081658 (17 May 2012) --- Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka (background) and NASA astronaut Joe Acaba, both Expedition 31 flight engineers, are pictured during a crew safety briefing in the Columbus laboratory to familiarize them with the potential hazards and available safety measures onboard the International Space Station. Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko (mostly out of frame at left), commander, conducted the briefing. Out of frame are European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers, NASA astronaut Don Pettit and Russian cosmonaut Sergei Revin, all flight engineers. The event took place shortly after Padalka, Revin and Acaba docked with the space station in their Soyuz TMA-04M spacecraft.
European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers, of the Netherlands, is checked by his flight surgeon after he and Expedition 8 Commander Michael Foale and Soyuz Flight Engineer Alexander Kaleri landed in north central Kazakhstan, Friday, April 30, 2004, in their Soyuz TMA-3 capsule. Foale and Kaleri completed 195 days in space aboard the International Space Station, while Kuipers returned after an 11-day research mission as part of a commercial agreement between ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers, of the Netherlands, is carried in a chair from the Soyuz landing site to an inflatable medical tent after he and Expedition 8 Commander Michael Foale and Soyuz Flight Engineer Alexander Kaleri landed in north central Kazakhstan, Friday, April 30, 2004, in a Soyuz TMA-3 capsule. Foale and Kaleri completed 195 days in space aboard the International Space Station, while Kuipers returned after an 11-day research mission as part of a commercial agreement between ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 31 Flight Engineer Andre Kuipers of the European Space Agency is carried by support personal from the Soyuz TMA-03M capsule to a chair shortly after he and Expedition 31 Commander Oleg Kononenko of Russia, and Flight Engineer Don Pettit of NASA landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Sunday, July 1, 2012. Pettit, Kononenko and Kuipers returned from more than six months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 30 and 31 crews. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 8 Commander Mike Foale, lower left, Soyuz Flight Engineer Alexander Kaleri and European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands, partially hidden, are tended to after touching down in north central Kazakhstan, Friday, April 30, 2004. Foale and Kaleri completed 195 days in space aboard the International Space Station, while Kuipers returned after an 11-day research mission as part of a commercial agreement between ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Flight Engineer and European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands, left, and NASA Science Officer Mike Fincke, center, talk with a technician as they prepare to climb the workstand to do their final Soyuz fit check at building 254 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Wednesday, April 14, 2004, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Kuipers, who is flying under a commercial contract between ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency, will return to Earth with the Expedition 8 crew on April 30, 2004. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 30 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kononenko, bottom, NASA Flight Engineer Don Pettit of the U.S., and ESA (European Space Agency) Flight Engineer Andre Kuipers, top, wave farewell from the base of the Soyuz rocket at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011. Kononenko, Pettit and Kuipers launched in their Soyuz TMA-03M rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 7:16 p.m. local time. (Photo Credit: NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Flight Engineer and European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands, left, Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka, center and NASA Science Officer Mike Fincke jog on the grounds of the Cosmonaut Hotel, Friday, April 16, 2004, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer Mike Fincke, right, makes a photograph of European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands with a desert tulip just outside the gates to the Soyuz launch pad, Wednesday, April 14, 2004 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands, left, NASA Science Officer Mike Fincke, center and Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka sign books, envelops and mementos in the space museum located at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Wednesday, April, 14, 2004, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: "NASA/Bill Ingalls"
Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka, Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer Mike Fincke, center and European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands take a tour of the Soyuz launch pad, Wednesday, April 14, 2004, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer Mike Fincke, left, Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka, center and European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands pose for a photo during a tour of the Soyuz launch pad, Wednesday, April 14, 2004, 2004 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 30 ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andre Kuipers, center, receives the traditional blessing from a Russian Orthodox priest at the Cosmonaut Hotel on the day before his Soyuz launch to the International Space Station, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka, left, European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands and Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer Mike Fincke, right, wave to a crowd from their bus which will take the crew from the Cosmonaut Hotel to the suit up facility, Monday, April 19, 2004, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
European Space Agency (ESA) backup Flight Engineer Andre Kuipers speaks during the State Commission meeting to approve the Soyuz launch of Expedition 28 to the International Space Station, Monday, June 6, 2011, at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The mission is set to launch on Tuesday, June 8, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer Mike Fincke gets his suit pressure checked prior to launch, while his crew mates Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka, left and European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlandsare seated in the background, Monday, April 19, 2004, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 30 ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andre Kuipers, center, is seen as he is escorted to the Soyuz launch pad just hours prior to his launch aboard the Soyuz TMA-03M spacecraft to the International Space Station at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Dec. 21 2011. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
ISS031-E-077669 (25 May 2012) --- With rays of sunshine and the thin blue atmosphere of Earth serving as a backdrop, the SpaceX Dragon commercial cargo craft is berthed to the Earth-facing side of the International Space Station’s Harmony node. Expedition 31 Flight Engineers Don Pettit and Andre Kuipers grappled Dragon at 9:56 a.m. (EDT) with the Canadarm2 robotic arm and used it to berth Dragon to the at 12:02 p.m. May 25, 2012. Dragon became the first commercially developed space vehicle to be launched to the station to join Russian, European and Japanese resupply craft that service the complex while restoring a U.S. capability to deliver cargo to the orbital laboratory. Dragon is scheduled to spend about a week docked with the station before returning to Earth on May 31 for retrieval
ISS031-E-077666 (25 May 2012) --- The SpaceX Dragon commercial cargo craft is berthed to the Earth-facing side of the International Space Station’s Harmony node. Expedition 31 Flight Engineers Don Pettit and Andre Kuipers grappled Dragon at 9:56 a.m. (EDT) with the Canadarm2 robotic arm and used it to berth Dragon to the at 12:02 p.m. May 25, 2012. Dragon became the first commercially developed space vehicle to be launched to the station to join Russian, European and Japanese resupply craft that service the complex while restoring a U.S. capability to deliver cargo to the orbital laboratory. Dragon is scheduled to spend about a week docked with the station before returning to Earth on May 31 for retrieval.
ISS031-E-077670 (25 May 2012) --- With rays of sunshine and the thin blue atmosphere of Earth serving as a backdrop, the SpaceX Dragon commercial cargo craft is berthed to the Earth-facing side of the International Space Station’s Harmony node. Expedition 31 Flight Engineers Don Pettit and Andre Kuipers grappled Dragon at 9:56 a.m. (EDT) with the Canadarm2 robotic arm and used it to berth Dragon to the at 12:02 p.m. May 25, 2012. Dragon became the first commercially developed space vehicle to be launched to the station to join Russian, European and Japanese resupply craft that service the complex while restoring a U.S. capability to deliver cargo to the orbital laboratory. Dragon is scheduled to spend about a week docked with the station before returning to Earth on May 31 for retrieval
ISS031-E-077562 (25 May 2012) --- The SpaceX Dragon commercial cargo craft is berthed to the Earth-facing side of the International Space Station’s Harmony node. Expedition 31 Flight Engineers Don Pettit and Andre Kuipers grappled Dragon at 9:56 a.m. (EDT) with the Canadarm2 robotic arm and used it to berth Dragon to the at 12:02 p.m. May 25, 2012. Dragon became the first commercially developed space vehicle to be launched to the station to join Russian, European and Japanese resupply craft that service the complex while restoring a U.S. capability to deliver cargo to the orbital laboratory. Dragon is scheduled to spend about a week docked with the station before returning to Earth on May 31 for retrieval.
Expedition 8 Commander Michael Foale, left, Soyuz Flight Engineer Alexander Kaleri and European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers, of the Netherlands, right, are seen seated after landing in north central Kazakhstan, Friday, April 30, 2004, in a Soyuz TMA-3 capsule. Foale and Kaleri completed 195 days in space aboard the International Space Station, while Kuipers returned after an 11-day research mission as part of a commercial agreement between ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka, center in uniform, Flight Engineer and NASA International Space Station Science Officer Mike Fincke, left of Padalka, and European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands, fifth from right, pose for a group photo with launch officials after arrival at Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Tuesday, April 13, 2004, six days prior to their scheduled launch on board a Soyuz rocket. Kuipers, who is flying under a commercial contract between ESA (European Space Agency) and the Russian Federal Space Agency, will return to Earth with the Expedition 8 crew on April 30, 2004. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 9 Flight Engineer and NASA International Space Station Science Officer Mike Fincke, left, Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka and European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands, right, are interviewed on camera after arrival at Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Tuesday, April 13, 2004, six days prior to their scheduled launch on board a Soyuz rocket. Kuipers, who is flying under a commercial contract between ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency, will return to Earth with the Expedition 8 crew on April 30, 2004. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 9 Flight Engineer and NASA International Space Station Science Officer Mike Fincke, left, Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka and European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands, third from left, are greeted by launch officials after arriving at Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Tuesday, April 13, 2004, six days prior to their scheduled launch on board a Soyuz rocket. Kuipers, who is flying under a commercial contract between ESA (European Space Agency) and the Russian Federal Space Agency, will return to Earth with the Expedition 8 crew on April 30, 2004. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden surprises Sen. John Glenn, both seated on stage, with a live downlink from International Space Station Expedition 30 crew members Don Pettit, left on screen, Andre Kuipers, and Dan Burbank, right on screen, while Director of the NASA Glenn Research Center Ray Lugo moderates, during NASA's Future Forum at The Ohio State University on Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, in Columbus, Ohio. Monday marked the 50th anniversary of Glenn's historic flight as the first American to orbit Earth. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka, left, NASA Science Officer Mike Fincke, center and Flight Engineer and European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands climb the workstand around the Soyuz capsule for their final fit check at building 254 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Wednesday, April 14, 2004, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 9 Science Officer and Flight Engineer Mike Fincke, left, Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka, second from left and Flight Engineer and European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands listen to instructions on satellite phone and GPS use at building 254 at Baikonur Cosmodrome Wednesday, April 14, 2004, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Backup crewmembers Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands of the European Space Agency, center, Bill McArthur of NASA, left, and Valery Tokarev of Russia listen to Russian space officials clear their Expedition 8 and European Space Agency prime crewmembers for launch during a State Commission meeting, Friday, Oct. 17, 2003, at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Prime crewmembers Mike Foale, Alexander Kaleri and Pedro Duque launched, Saturday, Oct. 18 to the International Space Station in a Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle.Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka, second from top, Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer Mike Fincke, second from bottom, and European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands bid farewell as they prepare to board the Soyuz TMA-4 vehicle on Monday, April 19, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan prior to their launch to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
NASA Science Officer Mike Fincke, left, Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka, center and Flight Engineer and European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands walk from the Soyuz capsule at building 254 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome after their final fit check in the Soyuz, Wednesday, April 14, 2004, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 9 Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer Mike Fincke, left, Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka and European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands pose for a group photo after the flag raising ceremony at the Cosmonaut Hotel, Thursday, April 15, 2004, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka, far left, NASA International Space Station Science Officer Mike Fincke and Flight Engineer and European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands, far right, speak to members of the State Commission from behind glass at building 254 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome prior to their final fit check in the Soyuz, Wednesday, April 14, 2004, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer Mike Fincke, left, Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka, center and European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands arrive at the Soyuz launch pad prior to being launched to the ISS, and are met by space officials including Anatoly Perminov, Director of the Russian Space Agency, second from far right, Monday, April 19, 2004, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
NASA Science Officer Mike Fincke, left, Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka, center and Flight Engineer and European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands answer questions from reporters after completing their final fit check in the Soyuz capsule at building 254 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Wednesday, April 14, 2004, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls
Expedition 9 NASA International Space Station Science Officer and Flight Engineer Mike Fincke, left, European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands, center and Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka arrive at building 254 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome for their final fit check in the Soyuz, Wednesday, April 14, 2004, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka, left, European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands, center and Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer Mike Fincke stop to pose for a photograph with desert tulips just outside the gates to the Soyuz launch pad, Wednesday, April 14, 2004, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
A tour guide at the Baikonur Cosmodrome Space Museum explains the displays to NASA Science Officer Mike Fincke, second from left, Flight Engineer and European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands, center, backup Expedition 9 Commander Leroy Chiao, second from right and Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka, far right, Wednesday, April 14, 2004, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 9 Science Officer and Flight Engineer Mike Fincke, left, Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka, center and European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands listen to instructions on satellite phone and GPS use in building 254 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Wednesday, April 14, 2004, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 9 backup Commander Leroy Chiao, far left, backup Flight Engineer Salizhan Sharipov, second from left, Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka, center, NASA International Space Station Science Officer Mike Fincke, second from right and Flight Engineer and European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands speak to members of the State Commission from behind glass at building 254 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome prior to their final fit check in the Soyuz, Wednesday, April 14, 2004, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Former NASA astronaut Leland Melvin, left, moderates a panel with, from left to right, Roscosmos cosmonaut and executive director for piloted spaceflights, Sergey Krikalev; former NASA astronaut Mary Cleave; former NASA Administrator and astronaut, Charlie Bolden; ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut, André Kuipers; and European astronaut and professor, Institute of Space Systems, Reinhold Ewald, during the 70th International Astronautical Congress, Friday, Oct. 25, 2019, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington. Photo credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
The prime and backup crew members for Expedition 28 to the International Space Station pose for pictures on the grounds of the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center, from left to right are NASA astronaut and backup flight engineer Don Pettit, Russian cosmonaut and backup Soyuz commander Oleg Kononenko, European Space Agency astronaut and backup flight engineer Andre Kuipers, NASA astronaut and prime crew flight engineer Mike Fossum, Russian cosmonaut and prime Soyuz commander Sergei Volkov, Japan Aerospace astronaut and prime crew flight engineer Satoshi Furukawa. The crew later departed for Baikonur, Kazakhstan in preparation for their June launch onboard a Soyuz rocket. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Former NASA astronaut Leland Melvin, left, moderates a panel with, from left to right, Roscosmos cosmonaut and executive director for piloted spaceflights, Sergey Krikalev; former NASA astronaut Mary Cleave; former NASA Administrator and astronaut, Charlie Bolden; ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut, André Kuipers; and European astronaut and professor, Institute of Space Systems, Reinhold Ewald, during the 70th International Astronautical Congress, Friday, Oct. 25, 2019, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington. Photo credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
Members of the astronaut panel discussion, from left to right, Roscosmos cosmonaut and executive director for piloted spaceflights, Sergey Krikalev; former NASA astronaut Leland Melvin; former NASA astronaut Mary Cleave; former NASA Administrator and astronaut, Charlie Bolden; former Cosmonaut Dumitru-Dorin Prunariu; ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut, André Kuipers; and European astronaut and professor, Institute of Space Systems, Reinhold Ewald, pose while the audience takes photos, at the conclusion of the event; during the 70th International Astronautical Congress, Friday, Oct. 25, 2019, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington. Photo credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
Left to Right: European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands, Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka, Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer Mike Fincke, Backup Flight Engineer Salizhan Sharipov, NASA Expedition 9 backup Commander Leroy Chiao and backup European Space Agency astronaut Gerhard Thiele of Germany stop to pose for a group photo during a tour of the Soyuz launch pad, Wednesday, April 14, 2004, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Left to Right: European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands, Expedition 9 Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer Mike Fincke, Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka, Backup Flight Engineer Salizhan Sharipov, backup European Space Agency astronaut Gerhard Thiele of Germany, NASA Expedition 9 backup Commander Leroy Chiao, prepare for the flag raising ceremony at the Cosmonaut Hotel, Thursday, April 15, 2004, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 28 Flight Engineer and JAXA (Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, left, waves to friends and family while he waits to have his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked on Tuesday, June 7, 2011 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Expedition 28 backup Flight Engineer and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andre Kuipers is behind the camera taking photographs. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
JSC2004-E-04177 (January 2004) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands. Photo credit: ESA/GCTC
ISS030-E-033548 (30 Dec. 2011) --- European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers, Expedition 30 flight engineer, trims his hair in the Tranquility node of the International Space Station. Kuipers used hair clippers fashioned with a vacuum device to garner freshly cut hair.
ISS030-E-033523 (30 Dec. 2011) --- European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers, Expedition 30 flight engineer, trims his hair in the Tranquility node of the International Space Station. Kuipers used hair clippers fashioned with a vacuum device to garner freshly cut hair.
Starting from left, Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer Mike Fincke, Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka, European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands, NASA Expedition 9 backup Commander Leroy Chiao, backup Flight Engineer Salizhan Sharipov and backup European Space Agency astronaut Gerhard Thiele of Germany, talk to reporterrs from behind glass during a press conference held at the Cosmonaut Hotel, Sunday, April 18, 2004, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Expedition 9 is scheduled to be launched on April 19, to the International Space Station for an arrival on April 21. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 28 NASA Flight Engineer Mike Fossum, front left, Expedition 28 Soyuz Commander Sergei Volkov, front center, and Expedition 28 JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency)Flight Engineer Satoshi Furukawa pose with backup crewmembers NASA Flight Engineer Don Pettit of the U.S., back left, Flight Engineer Oleg Kononenko of Russia, back center, and ESA (European Space Agency) Flight Engineer Andre Kuipers of The Netherlands, prior to the crews’ launch onboard a Soyuz rocket to the International Space Station on Tuesday, June 7, 2011, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Roscosmos/Andrey Shelepin)
Seated from left to right, NASA Expedition 9 backup Commander Leroy Chiao, backup Flight Engineer Salizhan Sharipov, backup European Space Agency astronaut Gerhard Thiele of Germany, Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer Mike Fincke, Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka and European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands meet with launch authoritites, press and family one last time prior to departing for the launch pad where they were launched on board a Soyuz TMA-4 vehicle, Monday, April 19, 2004 to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
The prime and backup crews for Expedition 8 and European Space Agency crew members prepare to depart the suitup room at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003 for the launch of the Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle to the International Space Station. Seated in the front row are Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Michael Foale, left, Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri and the ESA's Pedro Duque of Spain, right. Standing behind them are backup Expedition 8 Commander Bill McArthur, backup Soyuz Commander Valery Tokarev and backup ESA crewmember Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
From left: Expedition 28 NASA Flight Engineer Mike Fossum, Soyuz Commander Sergei Volkov, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Flight Engineer Satoshi Furukawa, NASA backup Flight Engineer Don Pettit, Russian backup Flight Engineer Oleg Kononenko, and European Space Agency backup Flight Engineer Andre Kuipers are seen during a press conference, Monday, June 6, 2011, at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The mission is set to launch on Tuesday, June 8, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
The The Soyuz TMA-4 vehicle blasts off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Monday, April 19, 2004 carrying Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka, Flight Engineer and NASA International Space Station Science Officer Michael Fincke and European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands to the International Space Station. Padalka and Fincke will spend six months on the Station, while Kuipers returns home April 30 with the Expedition 8 crew members. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls) vehicle blasts off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Monday, April 19, 2004 carrying Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka, Flight Engineer Mike Fincke and European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands to the International Space Station. Padalka and Fincke will spend six months on the Station, while Kuipers returns home April 30 with the Expedition 8 crew members. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
ISS030-E-210788 (3 April 2012) --- European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers, Expedition 30 flight engineer, works with the advanced Resistive Exercise Device (aRED) in the Tranquility node of the International Space Station.
DATE: 9-20-11 LOCATION: Bldg. 2N, Press Conf. Room SUBJECT: Soyuz 29 Crew News Conference at JSC (Don Pettit, Andre Kuipers (ESA), Oleg Kononenko (RSA) ) PHOTOGRAPHER: Lauren Harnett
DATE: 9-20-11 LOCATION: Bldg. 2N, Press Conf. Room SUBJECT: Soyuz 29 Crew News Conference at JSC (Don Pettit, Andre Kuipers (ESA), Oleg Kononenko (RSA) ) PHOTOGRAPHER: Lauren Harnett