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Er zit een draak achter ons aan! flic.kr/p/c4Aq57 about 2 hours ago via Flickr
Nederland in het zonnetje. 23 mei 2012. flic.kr/p/c4Aq6N about 15 hours ago via Flickr
De Robotic Work Station in de Cupola. Hiermee vliegen we de Canadese robotarm, Canadarm2. flic.kr/p/bpKJpm 6:22 AM May 23rd via Flickr
Great start to today. We watched the successful Falcon launch from on board the ISS. Dragon on the way! flic.kr/p/c3KGnL 1:01 PM May 22nd via Flickr
Met een speciaal dieet lever ik een kleine bijdrage aan toekomstige reizen naar Mars! bit.ly/KjAfmK 6:59 AM May 22nd via TweetDeck
Ready to monitor the Dragon in sunlight & darkness. Sunglasses, headlamp, reading glasses. Now for the launch. flic.kr/p/c2gsB5 6:39 AM May 21st via Flickr
Weightlessness still fun after 5 months! flic.kr/p/c2gsth 8:54 AM May 20th via Flickr
In recent days we pass over the long shadows cast by the volcanic landscape of the Andes, Chile flic.kr/p/c11kNw 8:48 AM May 20th via Flickr
Night snapshot. Launch site Falcon at Cape Kennedy this morning. #DragonLaunch flic.kr/p/c1Cak7 6:54 AM May 19th via Flickr
Valk en draak nog aan de grond. Cape Kennedy, Florida. Lancering van Falcon raket met de SpaceX Dragon uitgesteld flic.kr/p/c1CafE 6:53 AM May 19th via Flickr
Waw an Namus, Libyan Sahara. On the decent you see only black volcanic sand & imagine yourself to be on the moon. flic.kr/p/c11kLA 12:13 AM May 19th via Flickr
Voor alle duidelijkheid: Expeditie 31 compleet betekent weer met zijn zessen. Mijn missie gaat nog tot 1 juli door. flic.kr/p/bQJZbk 12:08 AM May 19th via Flickr
Gennady Padalka & Sergei Revin in the Russian module after docking. Gennady's 3rd stay on the ISS. flic.kr/p/c11kHs 12:04 AM May 18th via Flickr
In 2004 vertrok ik na 11 dagen uit het ISS en zwaaide Gennady Padalka me uit. Nu kon ik hem verwelkomen. flic.kr/p/c11kFd 12:01 AM May 18th via Flickr
The rest of Expedition 31 has arrived. Gennady Padalka, Sergei Revin en Joe Acaba. flic.kr/p/c11kJW 11:59 PM May 17th via Flickr
Kilimanjaro. Beautiful trip to the summit. Muddy rainforest, bizarre plants & snow on the equator in Africa. flic.kr/p/bYwR4u 12:00 AM May 16th via Flickr
Morgen is Expeditie 31 compleet flic.kr/p/bYxbaq 11:57 PM May 15th via TweetDeck
De afgelopen dagen was ik net een verhuizer. Spullen komen en gaan en een nieuwe bemanning is in aantocht bit.ly/IVVasE 7:27 AM May 15th via TweetDeck
Today the Living Planet Report is published by @WWF, in cooperation with @ESA. Check how earth is doing today. bit.ly/bY526R 12:12 AM May 15th via TweetDeck
Taking a photograph for aday.org today - will you join me? youtu.be/M1g-aXJ-bOI 12:06 AM May 15th via TweetDeck

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Name André Kuipers
Location International Space Station
Web http://blogs.esa....
Bio In space. 28.000 km/h, 400 km, above Earth. International Space Station. Expedition 30 & 31, 191 days. Landing 1 July 2012.