Dutch astronaut Andre Kuipers and Russian comsonaut Oleg Kononenko during a press conference in Star City, near Moscow, Russia

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Dutch ESA astronaut Andre Kuipers during press conference in Star City, near Moscow, Russia, together with Russian commander Oleg Kononenko, looking back on their Soyuz mission to the International Space Station. They spent 193 days in space, longer than any ESA astronaut so far. NASA astronaut Don Pettit also took part in the mission, but could not attend the final press conference.

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Size: 5100px × 3400px
Location: Star City, Moscow province, Russia
Photo credit: © Geert Groot Koerkamp / Alamy / Afripics
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