Claudie Haigneré
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| Nationality | French |
| Born | May 13, 1957 Le Creusot , France |
| Occupation1 | Rheumatologist |
| Rank | Astronaut, CNES |
| Space time | 25d 14h 22m |
| Selection | 1985 |
| Mission(s) | Soyuz TM-24, Soyuz TM-33 |
| Mission insignia | Image:Soyuz TM-33 patch.gif |
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Claudie Haigneré (formerly Claudie André-Deshays; born 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. The asteroid 135268 Haigneré is named in their combined honour.
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 retired as astronaut on June 18, 2002.
She was minister for European Affairs in Jean-Pierre Raffarin's government. She was previously minister delegate for research and new technologies.
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