ESA astronaut André Kuipers today sent his first messages on Twitter since arriving on board the International Space Station. Using the handle @astro_andre, André has posted tweets throughout his training for the PromISSe mission and during the preparations for launch. Today André posted several images showing views inside the Soyuz spacecraft during the two day journey to the ISS and others with the Soyuz docked to ISS against the backdrop of Earth.

Soyuz did a great job bringing us to the Space Station. Little room though....

Soyuz did a great job bringing us to the Space Station. Little room though….

 

Back in the space suit for docking

Back in the space suit for docking

 

Our Soyuz docked to ISS

Our Soyuz docked to ISS

Follow André on Twitter: @astro_andre
Andre’s photostream on Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/astro_andre/