Jean-Pierre Haigneré
Jean-Pierre Haigneré is a French Air Force officer and a former CNES spationaut.
Jean-Pierre 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 in 1993 also included an EVA.
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, which he co-founded with Alain Dupas and Laurent Gathier.Family
He is married to former French astronaut Claudie Haigneré. The asteroid 135268 Haigneré is named in their combined honour.
