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List of French astronauts

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The following is a list of French astronauts, also referred to as spationauts, who have traveled into space, sorted by date of first flight.

As of 2024, ten French nationals have been in space. The first French national in space was Jean-Loup Chrétien in 1982. The first female spationaut was Claudie Haigneré, née André-Deshays, who traveled to Mir in 1996.

Jean-Loup Chrétien and Jean-François Clervoy are the only French nationals to have been in space three times. Jean-Pierre Haigneré and Thomas Pesquet are the only French nationals to have made long-term spaceflights.

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  1. ^ "Salyut 7 (Soyuz T-6) French/Soviet Mission (1982)". European Space Agency. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
  2. ^ "Aragatz". www.esa.int. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
  3. ^ "STS-86 - NASA". Retrieved 2024-01-27.
  4. ^ "NASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Details". nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
  5. ^ "Michel Tognini". www.esa.int. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
  6. ^ "STS-93 - NASA". Retrieved 2024-01-27.
  7. ^ "Spaceflight mission report: Soyuz TM-17". www.spacefacts.de. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  8. ^ "Spaceflight mission report: Soyuz TM-29". www.spacefacts.de. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
  9. ^ "Jean-François Clervoy". www.esa.int. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
  10. ^ "STS-84 - NASA". Retrieved 2024-01-27.
  11. ^ "STS-103 - NASA". Retrieved 2024-01-27.
  12. ^ "Prof. Jean Jacques Favier". International Space University.
  13. ^ esa. "Claudie Haigneré (formerly Claudie André-Deshays)". esa.int.
  14. ^ "Spaceflight mission report: Soyuz TM-33". www.spacefacts.de. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
  15. ^ "Léopold Eyharts". www.esa.int. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
  16. ^ "STS-122 - NASA". Retrieved 2024-01-27.
  17. ^ "STS-123 - NASA". Retrieved 2024-01-27.
  18. ^ "STS-111 - NASA". Retrieved 2024-01-27.
  19. ^ "Welcome Aboard! New Arrivals Make Six Expedition 50 Crew Members | Space Station". blogs.nasa.gov. Archived from the original on 25 November 2016. Retrieved 2016-11-24. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  20. ^ Drake, Nadia (23 April 2021). "SpaceX launches first astronauts on a reused rocket". National Geographic. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  21. ^ Thompson, Amy (23 April 2021). "SpaceX launches 4 astronauts to space station, nails rocket landing". Space.com. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
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