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Dutch ESA astronaut goes to ISS with hefty package of scientific experiments

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International Space Station 20 August 2001

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The International Space Station 20 August 2001

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ESA astronaut André Kuipers

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The Soyuz TMA-3 during docking with ISS on 20 October 2003. Docking with ISS was at 09:16 CEST (07:16 UT).

At 07:38 CEST (05:38 UT) on 18 October 2003, the Soyuz launcher carrying the Soyuz TMA-3 capsule lifted off for the Cervantes Mission (Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazahkstan).

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Last update: 16 February 2004