Moving tasks are the most time-consuming (Credit: ESA/NASA)

Moving tasks are the most time-consuming (Credit: ESA/NASA)

In his latest update from André Kuipers on the International Space Station, he tells us about the pros and cons of a three-man crew and how, with just one and a half months left of his PromISSe mission, planning has already started for the return to Earth.

André writes: “It has been busy again these last few days. Until the next crew arrives there are only three of us here. We have a normal workload so we are very busy. Working with just the three of us does have some positive side-effects. I have more room to move and I can plan my exercise and free time more easily.”

Read more in André’s latest blog entry: I still fit in the Soyuz seat