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Hij werkte twee jaar lang bij het Nederlands Aeromedisch Instituut, waar hij onder andere onderzoek deed naar contactlenzen voor piloten en medische keuringen verrichte.<\/p>\n<p>In juli 1999 kwam Andr\u00e9 bij het astronautencorps van de Europese ruimtevaartorganisatie, in het Europese Astronautencentrum (EAC) in Duitsland.<\/p>\n<p>In 2002 werd hij boordingenieur op het internationale ruimtestation ISS. 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