Jean-Pierre Haigneré

{{Short description|French test pilot and astronaut (born 1948)}}

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| name =Jean-Pierre Haigneré

| type =CNES Spationaut

| status =Retired

| nationality =French

| birth_date ={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1948|5|19}}

| birth_place =Paris, France

| occupation =Test Pilot

| rank =Brigadier General, French Air Force

| selection =1985 CNES Group 2, 1998 ESA Group

| time =209d 12h 25min

| mission =Soyuz TM-17, Mir Altair, Soyuz TM-16, Soyuz TM-29, Mir Perseus (EO-27)

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Jean-Pierre Haigneré (born 19 May 1948) 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.{{cite web|title=Jean-Pierre Haigneré |url=https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Astronauts/Jean-Pierre_Haignere|publisher=European Space Agency|access-date=25 March 2023}}

He flew on two missions to the Mir space station in 1993 and 1999. The Mir Perseus (Mir EO-27) long-duration mission (186 days) in 1999 also included an EVA.{{cite web|title=Haigneré Jean-Pierre|url=http://www.spacefacts.de/bios/international/english/haignere_jean-pierre.htm |website=spacefacts.de|access-date=25 March 2023}}

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 (ACE), which he co-founded with Alain Dupas and Laurent Gathier.{{cite news|title=Jean-Pierre Haigneré commits to suborbital flight (translated from French) |url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/sciences/2006/09/23/01008-20060923ARTFIG90672-jean_pierre_haignere_s_engage_pour_le_vol_suborbital.php|work=Le Figaro|access-date=25 March 2023}} He is credited with taking the first picture of the shadow of a Solar eclipse from space. He took this during the Mir Perseus (Mir EO-27) mission.

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