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André Kuipers' diary - Part 15: Press visit, TsUP and exams

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Dutch ESA astronaut André Kuipers during an exam in the centrifuge at Star City. During the exam Kuipers has to land the Soyuz spacecraft. (March 2004)

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Centrifuge at Star City in operation

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Main room at TsUP, the Russian mission control centre

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Dutch ESA astronaut André Kuipers climbing into the centrifuge at Star City. (March 2004)

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Dutch ESA astronaut André Kuipers during training for the Eye Tracking Device (ETD) experiment that he will perform during the DELTA Mission in April 2004.

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Diary André Kuipers

Part 17: Rest, Baikonur and quarantine Part 16: Last lessons, final exams and traditions Part 14: Shep's Bar, tips and results of medical Part 13: Online chat, medical exam and farewell to my daughters Part 12: Winter survival training and measuring blood pressure Part 11: Farewell to the Netherlands. The G-force game.Part 10: Training in Houston II Part 9: Training in Houston Part 8: New crew and a memorial service Part 7: Vibration test and parabolic flights Part 6: Testing the spacesuit Part 5: Training in the Soyuz Part 4: The last holiday for a while Part 3: Russian culture and Jules Unlimited Part 2: Medical examination; six crowns Part 1: Back in the Netherlands for scientific experiments Enjoy reading it!