André Kuipers

Dr André Kuipers, MD (born October 5, 1958, in Amsterdam) is the second Dutch citizen to fly in space and the first to fly on a Russian spacecraft. The previous Dutch space traveler was Wubbo Ockels.

Using the Soyuz spacecraft Soyuz TMA-4, Gennady Padalka from Russia, Michael Fincke from the U.S. and Kuipers flew to the International Space Station. Kuipers returned to earth 9 days later together with the ISS Expedition 8 crew in Soyuz TMA-3. The other two stayed on as ISS Expedition 9, as did the Soyuz TMA-4 crew.