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The eight children were accompanied by two adults and astronaut companions. From left to right in the blue spacesuits: Thomas Reiter (Germany), Tim Peake (UK), Frank de Winne (Belgium), Claudie Haigneré (France), Jean-Francois Clervoy (France) and Maurizio Cheli (Italy).
