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ESA astronaut André Kuipers on stage during his homecoming on 30 August 2012 in Noordwijk, the Netherlands near ESA’s ESTEC technical centre.

On the left are the Mayor of Noordwijk J.P.J. Lokker and ESA Director General Jean-Jacques Dordain with two André fans.

André recently spent 193 days in space on the International Space Station.