| Claudie Haigneré | |
|---|---|
| CNES/ESA Astronaut | |
| Nationality | French |
| Status | Retired |
| Born | May 13, 1957 Le Creusot, France |
| Other occupation | Rheumatologist |
| Time in space | 25d 14h 22m |
| Selection | 1985 CNES Group 2 1999 ESA Group |
| Missions | Soyuz TM-24/TM-23, Soyuz TM-33/TM-32 |
| Mission insignia | |
Claudie Haigneré (formerly Claudie André-Deshays; born 13 May 1957 in Le Creusot, Saône-et-Loire) is a French doctor, politician, and former astronaut with the Centre National d'Études Spatiales (1985–1999) and the European Space Agency (1999–2002).[1]
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Born in Le Creusot, France, Haigneré studied medicine at the Faculté de Médecine (Paris-Cochin) and Faculté des Sciences (Paris-VII). She went on to obtain certificates in biology and sports medicine (1981), aviation and space medicine (1982), and rheumatology (1984). In 1986 she received a diploma in the biomechanics and physiology of movement. She completed her PhD thesis in neuroscience in 1992.[1]
Haigneré was a back-up crew member for the 1993 Mir Altaïr mission in which her future husband Jean-Pierre Haigneré participated. The asteroid 135268 Haigneré is named in their combined honour. Haigneré visited the Mir space station for 16 days in 1996, as part of the Russian-French Cassiopée mission. In 2001, Haigneré became the first European woman to visit the International Space Station, as part of the Andromède mission. She retired from ESA on June 18, 2002.[2][3][4]
Following her career as an astronaut, Haigneré entered French politics in Jean-Pierre Raffarin's government. She was minister delegate for Research and New Technologies from 2002 to 2004 and minister delegate for European Affairs in 2004 to 2005.[5]
Haigneré is a commander of the Légion d’honneur[5].