- Jean-Pierre Haigneré
Infobox Astronaut
name =Jean-Pierre Haigneré
type =CNES spationaut
nationality =French
date_birth =19 May 1948
place_birth =Paris ,France
occupation =Test Pilot
rank =Brigadier General ,French Air Force
selection =1985
time =209d 12h 25m
mission =Soyuz TM-17 , Mir Altair,Soyuz TM-16 ,Soyuz TM-29
insignia =|Jean-Pierre Haigneré (born
19 May 1948 ) is a French Air Force officer and aCNES spationaut .Haigneré was born in
Paris ,France and joined theFrench 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 Altair long-duration mission (186 days) in 1993 also included an EVA.He is married to former French spationaut
Claudie Haigneré . Theasteroid 135268 Haigneré is named in their combined honour.He has three children, two from a previous marriage and one with Claudie Haigneré.
In addition to his duties at the
European Space Agency , Haigneré is also involved in a Europeanspace tourism initiative, the "Astronaute Club Européen " (ACE), which he co-founded with Alain Dupas andLaurent Gathier .External links
* [http://www.cnes.fr/WEB_UK/activites/micropesanteur/spationautes/astronautes/JPHaignere.htm CNES Biography]
* [http://www.spacefacts.de/bios/international/english/haignere_jean-pierre.htm Spacefacts biography of Jean-Pierre Haigneré]
* [http://ace-asso.eu/ Website of "Astronaute Club Européen"]
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