Status: Retired
5/19/1948 –
Nationality: French
Type: Government
First Flight: 7/1/1993
Last Flight: 2/20/1999
Jean-Pierre Haigneré (born 19 May 1948) is a French Air Force officer and a former CNES spationaut.
He flew on two missions to the Mir space station in 1993 and 1999. The Mir Altair long-duration mission (186 days) in 1993 also included an EVA.
National Center of Space Research
Type: Government
Abbreviation: CNES
Administration: Jean-Yves Le Gall
Founded: 1961
Launchers: Ariane 5
Spacecraft: Mars/Venus Express | Rosetta
Country: FRA
The National Center of Space Research, or CNES, is a French National Agency in charge of France’s space program. In partnership with the US and Russia, they have put 10 people in space. CNES works in tandem with the larger ESA to develop the Ariane 5 and work on other probes and satellites. They are working with Germany to develop a cheaper and more efficient reusable rocket, which hopefully will be ready to fly by 2026.
