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 during Neurospat training at EAC

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ESA - S. Corvaja

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ESA astronauts Frank De Winne (l) and Andre Kuipers (r) during training at the European Astronaut Centre (EAC) in Cologne, Germany. De Winne and Kuipers receive training from Manuela Aguzzi for the Neurospat experiment. Neurospat aims to study the processing pattern of the brain during cognitive tasks in microgravity. Frank De Winne is currently preparing for his mission to the ISS between May and November 2009. Kuipers is assigned as his back-up. Neurospat is one of the experiments scheduled for the mission.

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