Astronaut Andre Kuipers heads into space for a second time
Dutch astronaut Andre Kuipers will be launched into space for the second time on Wednesday afternoon, this time for a six-month stay in the ISS space station.
Kuipers, 53, had a 10-day stay on the ISS in 2004. The launch will be shown live on Nos television this afternoon.
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