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André Kuipers' diary - Part 16: Last lessons, final exams and traditions

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Dutch ESA astronaut André Kuipers working on the KUBIK experiment during the ISS exam at Star City. (March 2004)

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Left to right: American astronaut Michael Fincke (NASA), Russian cosmonaut Gennadi Padalka and Dutch ESA astronaut André Kuipers. The crew are ready for their final exam in the Soyuz simulator at Star City. (March 2004)

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Dutch ESA astronaut André Kuipers during the Soyuz exam at Star City ahead of the DELTA Mission to the ISS in April 2004. (March 2004)

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Dutch ESA astronaut André Kuipers signs the envelope containing the exam scenario (March 2004)

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Soyuz launch notes in the procedure book - final exams for Soyuz 8S crew, including Dutch ESA astronaut André Kuipers (March 2004)

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Dutch ESA astronaut André Kuipers receives a gift from the Russian space agency on successful completion of the exams ahead of the DELTA Mission to the International Space Station in April 2004. (March 2004)

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The Soyuz 8S and back-up crews sign the guestbook in the Gagarin room of the museum at Star City. (March 2004)

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Meeting for Soyuz 8S crew, and back-up crew, with the head of the Russian space agency. (March 2004)

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Soyuz 8S and back-up crews visit the Kremlin Wall in Moscow to lay flowers at the memorials for Russia's spaceflight heros. (March 2004)

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Diary André Kuipers

Part 17: Rest, Baikonur and quarantine Part 15: Press visit, TsUP and exams 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!