Space · astronaut
Jean-Loup Chrétien
NATIONAL CENTER OF SPACE RESEARCH
FRENCH
RETIRED
Career
Time in space
43 d 11 h
Spacewalks
1
6 h outside
Flights
3
3 landings
Status
Retired
Nationality
FrenchBorn
20 Aug 1938First flight
24 Jun 1982Most recent flight
26 Sept 1997Type
GovernmentLinks
WikipediaBiography
Jean-Loup Jacques Marie Chrétien (born 20 August 1938) is a French retired Général de Brigade (brigadier general) in the Armée de l'Air (French air force), and a former CNES spationaut. He flew on two Franco-Soviet space missions and a NASA Space Shuttle mission. Chrétien was the first Frenchman and the first western European in space.
Flight log
Flights
| No. | Flight | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 03 | Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-86 | 26 Sept 1997 |
| 02 | Soyuz-U2 | Soyuz TM-7 | 26 Nov 1988 |
| 01 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz T-6 | 24 Jun 1982 |
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Source The Space Devs — Launch Library 2
Last checked 29 Sept 2026