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Andromède mission - Claudie Haigneré prior to launch

by

ESA/CNES/S.Corvaja/Novapix

Reference

e-eur01-10005

Date

2006-12-09

ESA astronaut Claudie Haigneré, from France, is strapped into a launch seat and undergoes a final pressure test of her Sokol pressure suit prior to being transferred to the launch pad and board the Soyuz TM-33 for launch of the "Andromède" mission to the International Space Station on October 21, 2001. Claudie Haigneré participated as first female European astronaut in a `taxi flight` to the International Space Station as Soyuz Flight Engineer. The "Andromede" Mission occured from 21 to 31 October 2001, onboard the International Space Station.