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EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY ASTRONAUT KUIPERS FROM THE NETHERLANDS LEAVES CAPSULE AFTER LANDING NEAR ...
EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY ASTRONAUT KUIPERS FROM THE NETHERLANDS LEAVES CAPSULE AFTER LANDING NEAR ARKALYK. European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands leaves the capsule after landing some 47 km (30 miles) northeast of Arkalyk in northern Kazakhstan, April 30, 2004. A Soyuz space capsule touched down safely in the steppes of Kazakhstan on Friday, bringing a Russian, a U.S. astronaut and a Dutchman back to Earth from the International Space Station. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov