André’s PromISSe mission continues on Earth

ESA astronaut André Kuipers is spending the next couple of weeks at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, USA, where his PromISSe mission continues with post-flight tests, revalidation and debriefings.

After arriving in Houston early on 2 July he said: “The return journey went perfectly. It was quite tough, I felt sick when I was back on Earth, and wasn’t able to walk straightaway. But the care we were given was great and I soon felt better. I was able to take a long sleep in the plane on the way to America. I sat in the grass for a while during one of the stopovers. It smelt so good! I saw the sunset and thought: yes, I am home again.”