Andre Kuipers

Andre Kuipers

astronaut

BIRTHDAY October 5, 1958
BIRTH SIGN Libra
BIRTHPLACE Netherlands
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ABOUT ANDRE KUIPERS

The first Dutch astronaut to make two trips into space. His first mission was Soyuz TMA-4.

He became a member of the European Astronaut Corps in 1998.

He returned from 194 days in space on July 1, 2012.

He married Helen Kuipers and the couple had four children together: Robin, Megan, Sterre, and Stijn.

He, like Alvin Drew , made more than one trip into space.