ESA astronaut André Kuipers shortly after returning to Earth on Sunday 1 July 2012.
He landed in the steppes of Kazakhstan at 08:14 GMT after 193 days in space. André conducted many scientific experiments during his six-month PromISSe mission on the International Space Station.
In addition to his scientific workload, André carried out maintenance and operational tasks. Highlights included receiving ESA’s Automated Transfer Vehicle Edoardo Amaldi cargo ferry and docking the first commercial spacecraft, Dragon.
For further information, please visit: www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMZAO1VW3H_index_0.html
Credits: ESA–S. Corvaja, 2012
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ESA astronaut André Kuipers shortly after returning to Earth on Sunday 1 July 2012.
He landed in the steppes of Kazakhstan at 08:14 GMT after 193 days in space. André conducted many scientific experiments during his six-month PromISSe mission on the International Space Station.
In addition to his scientific workload, André carried out maintenance and operational tasks. Highlights included receiving ESA’s Automated Transfer Vehicle Edoardo Amaldi cargo ferry and docking the first commercial spacecraft, Dragon.
For further information, please visit: www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMZAO1VW3H_index_0.htmlCredits: ESA–S. Corvaja, 2012
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ESA astronaut André Kuipers shortly after returning to Earth on Sunday 1 July 2012.
He landed in the steppes of Kazakhstan at 08:14 GMT after 193 days in space. André conducted many scientific experiments during his six-month PromISSe mission on the International Space Station.
In addition to his scientific workload, André carried out maintenance and operational tasks. Highlights included receiving ESA’s Automated Transfer Vehicle Edoardo Amaldi cargo ferry and docking the first commercial spacecraft, Dragon.
For further information, please visit: www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMZAO1VW3H_index_0.html
Credits: ESA–S. Corvaja, 2012
Tags: ESA European Space Agency André Kuipers PromISSe landing ISS030 ISS031
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ESA astronaut André Kuipers shortly after returning to Earth on Sunday 1 July 2012.
He landed in the steppes of Kazakhstan at 08:14 GMT after 193 days in space. André conducted many scientific experiments during his six-month PromISSe mission on the International Space Station.
In addition to his scientific workload, André carried out maintenance and operational tasks. Highlights included receiving ESA’s Automated Transfer Vehicle Edoardo Amaldi cargo ferry and docking the first commercial spacecraft, Dragon.
For further information, please visit: www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMZAO1VW3H_index_0.html
Credits: ESA–S. Corvaja, 2012
Tags: ESA European Space Agency André Kuipers PromISSe landing ISS030 ISS031
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The Soyuz TMA-03M capsule with astronauts Don Pettit, Oleg Kononenko and ESA astronaut André Kuipers touchdown on Sunday 1 July 2012 at 08:14 GMT.
They landed in the steppes of Kazakhstan after 193 days in space. During André's six-month PromISSe mission on the International Space Station, he conducted many scientific experiments in the world’s only permanent microgravity laboratory.
In addition to his scientific workload, André carried out maintenance and operational tasks. Highlights included receiving ESA’s Automated Transfer Vehicle Edoardo Amaldi cargo ferry and docking the first commercial spacecraft, Dragon.
For further information, please visit: www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMZAO1VW3H_index_0.html
Credits: ESA–S. Corvaja, 2012
Tags: ESA European Space Agency André Kuipers PromISSe landing ISS030 ISS031
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