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Claudie Haigneré (formerly Claudie André-Deshays 13 May 1957 ) is a former French cosmonaut. She is a rheumatologist with a doctorate in science, majoring neurosciences.
She was the back-up cosmonaut for a Spring 1992 trip to Mir in which her husband Jean-Pierre Haigneré participated.
She stayed 16 days in Mir in 1996, for the Russian-French Cassiopée mission.
Claudie was the first European woman to visit the International Space Station ISS in 2001
She was minister for European Affairs in Jean-Pierre Raffarin's government. She was previously minister delegate for research and new technologies.
External links
- CNES Biography (http://www.cnes.fr/WEB_UK/activites/micropesanteur/spationautes/astronautes/ClHaignere.htm)