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ESA astronaut André Kuipers in the Soyuz capsule whilst waiting for the launch

ESA astronaut André Kuipers in the Soyuz capsule after launch before reaching ISS

Petit déjeûner dans la Station spatiale internationale pour Aleksandr Kaleri, Michael Foale et André Kuipers.

ESA astronaut André Kuipers in the Soyuz capsule whilst waiting for the launch

ESA astronaut André Kuipers at breakfast on board ISS with Alexander Kaleri and Michael Foale

ESA astronaut André Kuipers in the Soyuz capsule after launch before reaching ISS

ESA astronaut André Kuipers in the Soyuz capsule whilst waiting for the launch

ESA astronaut André Kuipers in the Soyuz capsule after launch before reaching ISS

ESA astronaut André Kuipers in the Soyuz capsule after launch before reaching ISS

André Kuipers à bord de Soyouz TMA-4

ESA astronaut André Kuipers performs the SUIT experiment, he is assisted by his Russian colleague Gennadi Padalka

ESA astronaut Kuipers and his NASA colleague Foale eat Dutch cheese for breakfast on board the International Space Station

Artist's impression showing the current configuration of ISS as it passes over the Dutch coast

Contact is made with André Kuipers

Queuing to ask a question

Competition winners asked their questions one-by-one

Questions were well rehearsed beforehand

Soyuz TMA-3 undocks from the docking port on the Russian Piers module (artist's impression)

Watering the seeds before placing them in the rocket-shaped kit

Add water to the seeds

Start Seeds in Space experiment

Minister van der Hoeven prepares a Seeds in Space 'growing rocket'

The seeds are placed on a piece of kitchen paper

Mediet tray contents of dried tomatoes, bread, cheese, peaches and chocolate

Cosmonauts will benefit from having an additional variety of food

Mediet food tray

Western flank of Olympus Mons

Perspective view of flank of Olympus Mons

Close-up perspective view of flank of Olympus Mons

Western flank of Olympus Mons in 3D

Western flank of Olympus Mons (black and white)

Greetings from ESA's launch event at Space Expo

John Goodricke

Roberto Vittori is helped into his Sokol pressure suit ahead of the Soyuz TMA-6 launch

A last wave from the crew before entering the Soyuz spacecraft

Launch of the Eneide Mission from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan

Launch of the Eneide Mission from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan

Launch of the DELTA Mission from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan

Launch of the DELTA Mission from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan

A final test of Roberto Vittori's spacesuit

A final test of Roberto Vittori's spacesuit

Launch of the Eneide Mission from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan

Launch of the Eneide Mission from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan

Launch of the Eneide Mission from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan

Soyuz TMA-6 crew during the final check of their Sokol pressure suits

Launch of the Eneide Mission from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan

A final test of Roberto Vittori's spacesuit

Launch of the Eneide Mission from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan

André Kuipers during the transfer to the Soyuz launch pad.

A last wave to the crowd from André Kuipers as the crew climb the steps to the Soyuz TMA-4 capsule.

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