Patrick BaudryStatus: Retired 3/6/1946 – Nationality: French Type: Government First Flight: 6/17/1985 Last Flight: 6/17/1985Patrick Pierre Roger Baudry (born March 6, 1946 in Cameroon), is a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the French Air Force and a former CNES astronaut. In 1985, he became the second French citizen in space, after Jean-Loup Chrétien, when he flew aboard NASA’s Space Shuttle mission STS-51-G.LaunchesSpace Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-51-GNational Center of Space ResearchType: Government Abbreviation: CNES Administration: Jean-Yves Le Gall Founded: 1961 Launchers: Ariane 5 Spacecraft: Mars/Venus Express | Rosetta Country: FRAThe 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.