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Claudie Haignere

France

Claudie Haignere is a French physician and rheumatologist who became the first French woman to fly in space, launching aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft in 1996 to the Mir space station. She flew a second mission to the International Space Station in 2001. After her spaceflight career, Haignere entered French government service, serving as a government minister for research and later for European affairs, and she also held leadership roles at the European Space Agency and French science and culture institutions.

Facts
Birth Year
1957 1
Nationality
French 1
Classification
Astronaut Role
Flight Engineer 1
Dating
Selection Year
1985 1
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Associated With

European Space Agency, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Claudie Haigneré

Operated By

European Space Agency, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Claudie Haigneré
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France

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1. Claudie Haigneré
  • Infobox, birth_date
    1957-05-13
  • Introduction
    is a French doctor
  • Article text
    In 1985, France's space center selected only six men and one woman
  • Article text: selection
    In 1985, France's space center selected only six men and one woman
  • Article text: role flight-engineer
    As the flight engineer on Soyuz TM-33 in 2001
  • Operated By: European Space Agency, Lead paragraph, operated-by
    The first female astronaut of the French Space Agency (CNES) and the European Space Agency (ESA) to go to space and to visit the ISS, she later was a government minister under Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin.
  • Associated With: European Space Agency, Lead paragraph, associated-with
    The first female astronaut of the French Space Agency (CNES) and the European Space Agency (ESA) to go to space and to visit the ISS, she later was a government minister under Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin.
  • In Group: French Astronauts, Lead sentence
    Claudie Haigneré (French pronunciation: [klodi ɛɲəʁe]; née André; formerly Deshays; born 13 May 1957) is a French doctor, former politician and retired astronaut.
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Wikidata: Claudie Haignere
Wikidata Q235580, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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