National Center of Space Research
Jean-Loup Chrétien
France
Retired
Biography
/01Jean-Loup Jacques Marie Chrétien (born 20 August 1938) is a French retired Général de Brigade (brigadier general) in the Armée de l'Air (French air force), and a former CNES spationaut. He flew on two Franco-Soviet space missions and a NASA Space Shuttle mission. Chrétien was the first Frenchman and the first western European in space.
Type
Government
Age
87
Date of Birth
August 20, 1938
First Flight
June 24, 1982
Last Flight
September 26, 1997
Career Stats
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Flights
3
Landings
1
Spacewalks
P43DT11H18M59S
Time in Space