Space · astronaut
André Kuipers
EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY
DUTCH
RETIRED
Career
Time in space
203 d 15 h
Spacewalks
0
Flights
2
2 landings
Status
Retired
Agency
European Space AgencyNationality
DutchBorn
05 Oct 1958First flight
19 Apr 2004Most recent flight
21 Dec 2011Type
GovernmentLinks
WikipediaBiography
André Kuipers is a Dutch physician and ESA astronaut. He became the second Dutch citizen, third Dutch-born and fifth 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. On 5 August 2009, Dutch minister of economic affairs Maria van der Hoeven, announced Kuipers was selected as an astronaut for International Space Station (ISS) Expeditions 30 and 31. He was launched to space on 21 December 2011 and returned to Earth on 1 July 2012.
Flight log
Flights
| No. | Flight | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 02 | Soyuz FG | Soyuz TMA-03M | 21 Dec 2011 |
| 01 | Soyuz-FG | Soyuz TMA-4 | 19 Apr 2004 |
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Source The Space Devs — Launch Library 2
Last checked 29 Sept 2026