ESA Astronaut Andre Kuipers

ESA astronaut Andre Kuipers during a parabolic microgravity flight aboard an Airbus in October 1998. Earlier that month, Kuipers was announced as Europe's newest astronaut. He will begin training around mid-1999 to qualify for future missions aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Kuipers is a specialist in space-related medical research. [Image Date: 1998/10] [98.10.020-5/22]