Jean-Pierre Haigneré

Jean-Pierre Haigneré (born 19 May 1948) is a French Air Force officer and a former CNES spationaut.

Born (1948-05-19) 19 May 1948 (age 78)

Paris, France

OccupationTest Pilot

StatusRetired

RankBrigadier General, French Air Force

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Jean-Pierre Haigneré
Born	(1948-05-19) 19 May 1948 (age 78) Paris, France
Occupation	Test Pilot
Space career
CNES Spationaut
Status	Retired
Rank	Brigadier General, French Air Force
Time in space	209d 12h 25min
Selection	1985 CNES Group 2, 1998 ESA Group
Total EVAs	1 (during Mir EO-27)
Total EVA time	6h, 19m
Missions	Soyuz TM-17/Soyuz TM-16 (Mir Altair), Soyuz TM-29 (Mir Perseus (EO-27))
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Jean-Pierre Haigneré was born in Paris, France, and joined the French Air Force, where he trained as a test pilot.^[1]

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.^[2] 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.^[3] He is credited with taking the first picture of the shadow of a Solar eclipse from space. He took this during the Mir Perseus (Mir EO-27) mission.

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