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Jean-Pierre Haigneré

1948 - Today

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Jean-Pierre Haigneré (born 19 May 1948) is a French Air Force officer and a former CNES spationaut. Jean-Pierre Haigneré was born in Paris, France, and joined the French Air Force, where he trained as a test pilot. He flew on two missions to the Mir space station in 1993 and 1999. The Mir Perseus (Mir EO-27) long-duration mission (186 days) in 1999 also included an EVA. In addition to his duties at the European Space Agency, Jean-Pierre Haigneré is also involved in a European space tourism initiative, the Astronaute Club Européen (ACE), which he co-founded with Alain Dupas and Laurent Gathier. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jean-Pierre Haigneré is the 255th most popular astronaut (down from 237th in 2019), the 4,887th most popular biography from France (up from 4,962nd in 2019) and the 4th most popular French Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Jean-Pierre Haigneré ranks 255 out of 556Before him are Takao Doi, Donald E. Williams, Clayton Anderson, Franco Malerba, Joseph P. Allen, and Marsha Ivins. After him are Robert A. Parker, Charles Bassett, Aleksandr Nikolayevich Balandin, John L. Phillips, William E. Thornton, and Jeanette J. Epps.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Jean-Pierre Haigneré ranks 584Before him are Ibrahim Kuni, Colleen Atwood, Fred Hampton, Josef Ackermann, Nick Mancuso, and Yasumasa Kanada. After him are Jürgen Marcus, Ben Burtt, Jorge Carrascosa, T. C. Boyle, Guido Knopp, and Robert S. Langer.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jean-Pierre Haigneré ranks 4,887 out of 6,770Before him are Henri Padé (1863), Maurice Schilles (1888), Marcel Lambert (1876), Delphine de Vigan (1966), Marielle de Sarnez (1951), and Nicole Marthe Le Douarin (1930). After him are Roger Rio (1913), Élie Bayol (1914), Christian Dalger (1949), Jean-Paul Dubois (1950), Presnel Kimpembe (1995), and Rose Philippine Duchesne (1769).

Among ASTRONAUTS In France

Among astronauts born in France, Jean-Pierre Haigneré ranks 4Before him are Jean-Loup Chrétien (1938), Léopold Eyharts (1957), and Claudie Haigneré (1957). After him are Jean-François Clervoy (1958), and Thomas Pesquet (1978).