André Kuipers, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

André Kuipers

Dutch astronaut

Date of Birth: 05-Oct-1958

Place of Birth: Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Profession: astronaut, physician, university teacher

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Libra

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André Kuipers (Dutch: ['?ndre? 'kœy?p?rs] (listen); born 5 October 1958) is a Dutch physician and ESA astronaut.
He became the second Dutch citizen, third Dutch-born and fifth Dutch-speaking astronaut upon launch of Soyuz TMA-4 on 19 April 2004.
Kuipers returned to Earth aboard Soyuz TMA-3 11 days later. Kuipers is the first Dutch astronaut to return to space.
On 5 August 2009, Dutch minister of economic affairs Maria van der Hoeven, announced Kuipers was selected as an astronaut for International Space Station (ISS) Expeditions 30 and 31.
He was launched to space on 21 December 2011 and returned to Earth on 1 July 2012.