Biographies of International Astronauts
ChrétienJean-Loup Jacques MarieFrance |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 20.08.1938 |
| Birthplace: | La Rochelle |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | five (one deceased) |
| Selection date: | 12.06.1980 |
| Selection group: | CNES-1 |
| Position: | Research Cosmonaut (RC) / PSP / MSP |
| Status: | Ret. 20.07.2001 |
Spaceflights
| No. | Mission | Position | Time | Duration |
| 1 | Soyuz T-6 | Research Cosmonaut | 24.06. - 02.07.1982 | 7d 21h 50m |
| 2 | Soyuz TM-7 / Soyuz TM-6 | Research Cosmonaut | 26.11. - 21.12.1988 | 24d 18h 07m |
| 3 | STS-86 Atlantis | MS | 26.09. - 06.10.1997 | 10d 19h 20m |
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| Total | 43d 11h 17m | |||
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Backup assignments
| No. | Mission | Position |
| 1 | STS-51G | PSP |
Additional information
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Master of science in aeronautical engineering
from French Air Force Academy, Salon de Provence, 1961; Brigadier General,
French Air Force; test pilot; was selected as backup for
STS-51G; later appointed Chief,
CNES Astronaut Office; under a special agreement
between
NASA and
CNES assigned to train at
NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston as a mission
specialist, 1995; hobbies: Snow skiing, sailing, wind surfing, car-rallying,
golf, woodworking, playing church organ and electric organ; since 2000 U.S.
citizen; retired due to some injuries. |
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