ESA astronaut André Kuipers lands in Noordwijk

ESA astronaut André Kuipers waving to the audience gathered on 30 August 2012 to welcome him home to Noordwijk, the Netherlands near ESA’s ESTEC technical centre.

He was greeted by the Prince of Holland (left), Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte (right) and the mayor of Noordwijk J.P.J. Lokker (right of André).

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