Preparations for Andromède mission with Claudie Haigneré are on track the crew has passed all tests and examinations and is ready to fly the mission which is scheduled from October 21 to 30. The research programme for the French-Russian mission Andromède, was defined and coordinated by the French space agency CNES. Claudie Haigneré was the first European woman to work aboard the ISS (International Space Station). (September 2001)