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Claudie Haigneré
Astronaut

Claudie Haigneré

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Becoming the first French woman in space.

Cassiopeia

Born
13 May 1957
Birthplace
Le Creusot

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Claudie Haigneré

French physician and astronaut who later served as a government minister.

Early life

Medical training

Studied medicine in Paris and developed specialisms in rheumatology, movement physiology and neuroscience.

Career

  1. 1985

    Selection

    Selected for France’s astronaut programme.

  2. 1996

    Mir mission

    Flew on Soyuz TM-24 and conducted scientific experiments.

  3. 2001

    ISS visit

    Flew to the International Space Station.

  4. 2002–2005

    Government

    Served in research and European-affairs ministerial roles.

Contributions

Cassiopeia

A Franco-Russian mission to Mir.

Beyond work

Science outreach

Became honorary patron of the Cité de l’espace discovery centre in Toulouse.

Sources & photo creditBiography and career ↗Biographical references ↗

Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.

Photo: Pierre-Yves Beaudouin. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.