Aug 3, 2018
Melbourne, Australia, as seen by ESA astronaut André Kuipers from the International Space Station, 2012.
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Melbourne, Australia, as seen by ESA astronaut André Kuipers from the International Space Station, 2012.
The total solar eclipse of August 21, 2017, observed by astronaut Andre Kuipers in Madras, Oregon.
Dutch astronaut Andre Kuipers refracted in a floating water bubble on the International Space Station, June 2012.
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Milky Way Galaxy | photography by André Kuipers / ESA / NASA
I had a lecture from an astronaut yesterday and of all the things he said, one thing stuck with me the most. When he was explaining the proces of launching the shuttle he explained that in order to go around the earth they have to launch in a bow around the world. When they get into orbit, they lose the rocket. Now they are traveling on nothing than the earths gravitational pull. They are falling.
In order to fly, they fall
Don’t be afraid to fall down, it will get you to new heights
Soyuz TMA-03M capsule now on display in the Netherlands
Soyuz TMA-03M capsule now on display in the Netherlands
From left-to-right, ESA astronaut Andre Kuipers, Dutch minister of Economic affairs Henk Kamp and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko look at the Soyuz TMA-03M descent Module at the Space Expo museum in Noordwijk, the Netherlands. Photo Credit: Jacques van Oene / SpaceFlight Insider
NOORDWIJK, the Netherlands — After a journey of 193 days in space, a few years in Russia at the Energia factory and…
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