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Jean-Loup Chrétien

Jean-Loup Chrétien

Jean-Loup Chrétien is an astronaut from France affiliated with the government agency National Center of Space Research, embarked on 3 space flights and engaging in 1 spacewalk(s) during his/her career as an astronaut.

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.

  • Date of Birth: 08/20/1938
  • Status: Retired
  • First Flight: 06/24/1982
  • Last Flight: 09/26/1997
  • In Space: No

Launches

Spacewalk

PE-4 EVA

The spacewalk began at 12/09/1988 09:57 UTC and ended at 12/09/1988 15:57 UTC on the Mir for a total of 6 hours and 0 minutes.

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