The Andromède mission
31 Oct Andromède crew back on Earth |
Space Station 'taxi' flight returns ESA astronaut to Earth
31 October 2001 ESA PR 63-2001. ESA astronaut Claudie Haigneré and her two Russian colleagues were welcomed back to Earth today after successfully delivering a new 'lifeboat' to the International Space Station. The Andromède crew safely descended to Earth in a Soyuz capsule, ending a 10 day Russian-French mission on a dewy autumn morning in Baikonur, Kazakhstan at 05:59 CET (04:59 GMT). »»»
Daily updates:
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» Day 11: Wednesday 31 October 2001 »»»
» Day 10: Tuesday 30 October 2001 »»»
» Day 8: Sunday 28 October 2001 »»»
» Day 7: Saturday 27 October 2001 »»»
» Day 6 Friday 26 October 2001 »»»
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Andromède mission videos:
» Background information and mission updates »»»
ESA Press releases:
» N°58-2001: European astronaut Claudie Haigneré heads for the International Space Station »»»
» N°57-2001: First European woman heads for International Space Station »»»
The Andromède mission
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An interview with Claudie |