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Andre Kuipers

ISS Expedition 31 Crew Returns Safely to Earth

July 1, 2012

Want to stay on top of all the space news? Follow @universetoday on Twitter We’re sure going to miss Don Pettit’s and Andre Kuipers’ reports and images from the International Space Station. Pettit, Kuipers and Russian Commander Oleg Kononenko undocked from the International Space Station and returned safely to Earth on July 1, wrapping up [...]

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Lightning From Space!

June 11, 2012

Here’s an amazing shot of a flash of lightning within storm clouds over west Africa, captured from orbit by ESA astronaut André Kuipers aboard the ISS. Remove this ad

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Tomorrow’s Transit Will be the First Photographed From Space

June 5, 2012

ESA astronaut Andre Kuipers captured this stunning image of Earth’s limb with Venus shining brightly above on the morning of June 4, 2012. While it’s a fantastic shot in its own right, it’s just a warm-up for tomorrow’s big transit event, which will be watched by millions of people all over the world — as [...]

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Incredible Dragon Approach and Berthing – Image Gallery from Andre Kuipers aboard ISS

May 27, 2012

On Friday, May 25, astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) made space history when they deftly reached out with the stations robotic arm and grabbed the approaching SpaceX Dragon resupply carrier and then parked the first ever commercial cargo craft at an open port on the massive lab complex while orbiting some 407 kilometers [...]

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How to Capture a Dragon in Space

April 18, 2012

With the upcoming historic launch of the SpaceX Dragon capsule to the International Space Station, astronauts in orbit have been getting ready for the first commercial spacecraft that will bring supplies to the station. Astronauts Don Pettit and André Kuipers will be manually capturing and berthing the Dragon capsule, using the ISS’s Canadarm2. Originally, current [...]

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