Jean-Pierre Haigneré
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Jean-Pierre Haigneré is a French
Air Force
officer and a former CNES
astronaut
.
Haigneré was born in Paris
, France
and joined the French 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 astronaut Claudie Haigneré
. The asteroid
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 European space tourism
initiative, the Astronaute Club Européen
(ACE), which he co-founded with Alain Dupas and Laurent Gathier
.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
Air Force
French Air Force
The French Air Force , literally Army of the Air) is the air force of the French Armed Forces. It was formed in 1909 as the Service Aéronautique, a service arm of the French Army, then was made an independent military arm in 1933...
officer and a former CNES
CNES
The is the French government space agency . Established under President Charles de Gaulle in 1961, its headquarters are located in central Paris and it is under the supervision of the French Ministries of Defence and Research...
astronaut
Astronaut
An astronaut or cosmonaut is a person trained by a human spaceflight program to command, pilot, or serve as a crew member of a spacecraft....
.
Haigneré was born in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and joined the French Air Force
French Air Force
The French Air Force , literally Army of the Air) is the air force of the French Armed Forces. It was formed in 1909 as the Service Aéronautique, a service arm of the French Army, then was made an independent military arm in 1933...
, where he trained as a test pilot.
He flew on two missions to the Mir
Mir
Mir was a space station operated in low Earth orbit from 1986 to 2001, at first by the Soviet Union and then by Russia. Assembled in orbit from 1986 to 1996, Mir was the first modular space station and had a greater mass than that of any previous spacecraft, holding the record for the...
space station in 1993 and 1999. The Mir Altair long-duration mission (186 days) in 1993 also included an EVA
Extra-vehicular activity
Extra-vehicular activity is work done by an astronaut away from the Earth, and outside of a spacecraft. The term most commonly applies to an EVA made outside a craft orbiting Earth , but also applies to an EVA made on the surface of the Moon...
.
He is married to former French astronaut Claudie Haigneré
Claudie Haigneré
Claudie Haigneré is a French doctor, politician, and former astronaut with the Centre National d'Études Spatiales and the European Space Agency ....
. The asteroid
Asteroid
Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...
135268 Haigneré
135268 Haigneré
135268 Haigneré is a Main-belt asteroid. It was discovered by Jean-Claude Merlin on September 20, 2001 at Le Creusot, France. Its provisional designation was 2001 SX115. It was named after Claudie and Jean-Pierre Haigneré, two French astronauts....
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
European Space Agency
The European Space Agency , established in 1975, is an intergovernmental organisation dedicated to the exploration of space, currently with 18 member states...
, Haigneré is also involved in a European space tourism
Space tourism
Space Tourism is space travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes. A number of startup companies have sprung up in recent years, hoping to create a space tourism industry...
initiative, the Astronaute Club Européen
Astronaute Club Européen
The Astronaute Club Européen or ACE, is a French association created on December 3rd 2005 , by Jean-Pierre Haigneré , Laurent Gathier and Alain Dupas ; and whose headquarters are located in the rooms of the Aéroclub de France...
(ACE), which he co-founded with Alain Dupas and Laurent Gathier
Laurent Gathier
Laurent Gathier is a French engineer and space pioneer born in 1953 in Friedrichshafen, Germany. He is married and the father of three boys and currently the director of space activities of Dassault Aviation, in Saint-Cloud....
.