Astronaut training at EAC

ESA astronaut Frank De Winne is currently in training ahead of his long-duration mission to the International Space Station scheduled for May to November 2009. De Winne was recently at the European Astronaut Centre (EAC) in Cologne, Germany, to receive training in some of the European experiments he will perform during his stay on the Space Station. He was accompanied at EAC by his ESA astronaut colleague André Kuipers who is assigned as his back-up for the mission.

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ESA astronauts Frank De Winne and Andre Kuipers visit EAC for experiment training

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ESA - S. Corvaja

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ESA astronauts Frank De Winne (l) and Andre Kuipers (r) visit the European Astronaut Centre (EAC), in Cologne, Germany, for experiment training. De Winne is scheduled to take part in a long-duration mission to the International Space Station (ISS) between May and November 2009. Andre Kuipers is assigned as his back-up.

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