.
Always wondered what the space suit of the Dutch astronaut André Kuipers looked like? There is a massive golden version of it floating around in The Netherlands this week!
Ο Ολλανδός αστροναύτης Andre Kuipers και ο ηθοποιός Kim-Lian van der Meij αποκαλύπτουν ένα άγαλμα με την στολή του αστροναύτη, στα εγκαίνια της 5ης Εβδομάδας Εθνικών Μουσείων
From 8 to 14 April 2019, it’s time for the fifth annual National Museum Week in The Netherlands and the week of cultural festivities was opened today by Dutch astronaut André Kuipers.
NATIONAL MUSEUM WEEK IN THE NETHERLANDS
As an extra draw, one of the items from the collection gets even more attention, by turning it into a bigger-than-life golden version of itself. This year, Dutch astronaut André Kuipers space suit, from museum Space Expo in Noordwijk, has been the chosen piece.
The Sokol Suit from André Kuipers
Dutch ESA-astronaut André Kuipers wore this Russian ‘pressure suit’ during the critical moments of his space flight on board the Russian Soyuz capsule. On 19 april 2004, he was launched from the Russian launch base Baikonoer in Kazachstan.
Eleven days later, he returned safely back to earth with his fellow cosmonauts. Kuipers wore the Sokol-suit during start, landing and when connecting and disengaging of the Soyuz-capsule with the International Space Station.
You can see Kuiper’s golden space suit all week on the A44 highway between the city of Sassenheim and the real suit all year round at Space Expo in Noordwijk.
https://www.thetraveltester.com/national-museum-week-netherlands/
great development
LikeLiked by 1 person
Good morning from Athens!!!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Greetings from Rome
LikeLiked by 1 person
Τell me Tony how is the weather there!! We have rains and cold!!
LikeLiked by 1 person
The climate condition now in Rome precisely is crazy. It is really fluctuating : today is cold, tomorrow is hot. Two days ago was like hell, but yesterday and today, the weather is a bit cold even though there is always sunny
LikeLiked by 1 person
The same here!! Yesterday was sunny as summer today cloudy as autumn lol!!! Kisses!!!
LikeLiked by 1 person
😘
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks a million
LikeLiked by 1 person
Hope you are doing great. Good afternoon from Rome
LikeLiked by 1 person
From morning to afternoon …
Good morning again from your neighbor lol!!!!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks for a lot
LikeLiked by 1 person
Great! 😊
LikeLiked by 1 person