Claudie Haigneré
Claudie Haigneré | |
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CNES/ESA astronaut | |
Nationality | French |
Status | Retired |
Born |
Le Creusot, France | 13 May 1957
Other occupation | Independent CEO at France Telecom |
Time in space | 25d 14h 22min |
Selection |
1985 CNES Group 2 1999 ESA Group |
Missions |
Soyuz TM-24, Mir-Cassiopée, TM-23, Soyuz TM-33, ISS-Andromède, TM-32 |
Mission insignia | |
Awards |
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]
Background and training
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] Married to Jean-Pierre Haigneré, also a former astronaut.[1]
Space career
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 18 June 2002.[2][3][4]
Political career
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 succeeded Noëlle Lenoir as minister delegate for European Affairs from 2004 to 2005.[5]
Honours
Haigneré is a commander of the Légion d’honneur.[5]
Sources
- Flitner, Bettina: Frauen mit Visionen – 48 Europäerinnen (Women with visions – 48 Europeans). With texts by Alice Schwarzer. Munich: Knesebeck, 2004. ISBN 3-89660-211-X, 108–111 p.
References
External links
- ESA profile page
- The Andromede mission on the ESA website
- Claudie Haigneré photographed by Bettina Flitner