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  1. Het dak van de wereld. Het Himalaya gebergte en de hoogvlakte van Tibet. #PromISSe flic.kr/p/c4Aq8C about 18 hours ago via Flickr
  2. Mijlpaal voor de ruimtevaart en operationele hoogtepunt van mijn missie: koppeling Dragon bit.ly/LTgjKC 3:16 AM May 27th via TweetDeck
  3. Dragon module van binnen. Ruim. Modern. Blauwe LEDs. Voelt beetje als SF film decor. Komt dan ook uit Los Angeles. flic.kr/p/c5TdGd 1:39 PM May 26th via Flickr
  4. The gate to the Dragon's lair... flic.kr/p/c5TdQS 1:38 PM May 26th via Flickr
  5. Hours on end monitoring #Dragon's approach is no punishment. Here over Namibia. flic.kr/p/c5C96E 2:12 AM May 26th via Flickr
  6. Teamwork in the Cupola during #Dragon approach. flic.kr/p/c5C9jN 2:08 AM May 26th via Flickr
  7. And the #Dragon is in its lair! Taak volbracht. flic.kr/p/c5C917 2:06 AM May 26th via Flickr
  8. Gisteren kwam Dragon al even de boel verkennen. Onder ons door op 2.5 km. Verbinding getest. Straks binnenhalen. flic.kr/p/c55jY7 10:58 PM May 24th via Flickr
  9. Er zit een draak achter ons aan! flic.kr/p/c4Aq57 2:54 PM May 24th via Flickr
  10. Nederland in het zonnetje. 23 mei 2012. flic.kr/p/c4Aq6N 1:14 AM May 24th via Flickr
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. Met een speciaal dieet lever ik een kleine bijdrage aan toekomstige reizen naar Mars! bit.ly/KjAfmK 6:59 AM May 22nd via TweetDeck
  14. 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
  15. Weightlessness still fun after 5 months! flic.kr/p/c2gsth 8:54 AM May 20th via Flickr
  16. 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
  17. Night snapshot. Launch site Falcon at Cape Kennedy this morning. #DragonLaunch flic.kr/p/c1Cak7 6:54 AM May 19th via Flickr
  18. 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
  19. 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
  20. 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
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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.
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