Tags: Astronaut.
Jean-Pierre Haigneré (born 19 May 1948) 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.