Article Images First European woman heads for International Space Station   The Andromède mission logo   Claudie Haigneré with fellow Andromède mission crew members. The European astronaut Claudie Haigneré during her training in Star City, for the Andromède mission to the ISS (International Space Station), forseen for the end of October 2001, lasting 10 days. The research programme for the French-Russian mission Andromède, was defined and coordinated by the French space agency CNES. Claudie Haigneré will be the first European woman to work aboard the ISS (International Space Station).   After months of training, Claudie flew to the International Space Station in October 2001. She was the first European woman to visit the Station. Release date: 19 October 2001