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André Kuipers (Dutch: [ˈɑndreɪ ˈkœʏpərs] ; born 5 October 1958) is a Dutch physician and ESA astronaut. He became the second Dutch citizen third Dutch-born and fifth[citation needed] Dutch-speaking astronaut upon launch of Soyuz TMA-4 on 19 April 2004. Kuipers returned to Earth aboard Soyuz TMA-3 11 days later.Kuipers is the first Dutch astronaut to return to space.

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time in space (μ)
1.0368e+06, 1.67616e+07, 1.77984e+07
birth date
1958-10-05
birth place
Amsterdam, Netherlands
mission
Expedition 30, Expedition 31, Soyuz TMA-03M, Soyuz TMA-3, Soyuz TMA-4
nationality
Dutch language
selection
List of astronauts by year of selection
type
European Space Agency

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