Astronaut Pedro Duque through a water drop

ESA astronaut Pedro Duque from Spain watches a water bubble float between him and the camera, showing his image refracted, on the International Space Station during the Cervantes mission in 2003.

Pedro Duque first flew in space as a Mission Specialist on the Space Shuttle Discovery during the STS-95 mission in 1998. During the 10-day ESA Cervantes mission in October 2003, he flew on Soyuz TMA-3 and carried out an extensive experiment programme on board the International Space Station. He is currently Director of Operations of the Spanish User Support and Operations Centre (USOC) in Madrid.

For more information: www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Cervantes_mission/index.html