Jean-Loup Chrétien
National Center of Space Research
Nationality French
Date Of Birth 1938-08-20
Status Retired
Type Government
Astronaut Biography
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.
