Jean-Loup Chrétien
Jean-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.
Jean-Loup Chrétien | |
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| Born | 20 August 1938 |
| Status | Retired |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Fighter pilot |
| Space career | |
| CNES spationaut | |
| Rank | Général de Brigade, Armée de l'Air |
Time in space | 43d 11h 19min |
| Selection | 1980 |
| Missions | Soyuz T-6 Soyuz TM-7 / Mir Aragatz / Soyuz TM-6 STS-86 |
Mission insignia | |
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