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{{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|Test Pilot]]
| rank          =[[Brigadier General]], [[French Air Force]]
| selection     =[[List of astronauts by selection#1985|1985 CNES Group 2]], [[List of astronauts by selection#1998|1998 ESA Group]]
| time          =209d 12h 25min
| mission       =[[Soyuz TM-17]], [[List of Mir Expeditions|Mir Altair]], [[Soyuz TM-16]], [[Soyuz TM-29]], [[List of Mir Expeditions|Mir Perseus (EO-27)]]
| insignia      =[[File:Soyuz TM-17 patch.png|40px]] [[File:Mir-Altair mission patch.png|40px]] [[File:Soyuz TM-29 logo SVG.svg|40px]] [[File:Mir-Perseus mission patch.png|40px]]
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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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

He flew on two missions to the [[Mir]] space station in 1993 and 1999. The [[List of Mir Expeditions|Mir Perseus (Mir EO-27)]] long-duration mission (186 days) in 1999 also included an [[Extra-vehicular activity|EVA]].<ref>{{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}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> He is credited with taking the first picture of the shadow of a [[Solar eclipse]] from space. He took this during the [[List of Mir Expeditions|Mir Perseus (Mir EO-27)]] mission.
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==Family==
He is married to former French astronaut [[Claudie Haigneré]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Claudie Haigneré (formerly Claudie André-Deshays)|url=https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Astronauts/Claudie_Haignere_formerly_Claudie_Andre-Deshays|publisher=European Space Agency|access-date=25 March 2023}}</ref> The [[asteroid]] [[135268 Haigneré]] is named in their combined honour.<ref>{{cite news |author=Wenxin |first=Gao |date=6 May 2015 |title=French couple went on space missions |url=https://tnp.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/french-couple-went-space-missions |access-date=25 March 2023 |work=The Straits Times}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.cnes.fr/WEB_UK/activites/micropesanteur/spationautes/astronautes/JPHaignere.htm CNES Biography]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071009054007/http://www.ace-asso.eu/ Website of ''Astronaute Club Européen'']

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[[Category:1948 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:French spationauts]]
[[Category:Knights of the Ordre national du Mérite]]
[[Category:École de l'air alumni]]
[[Category:French Air and Space Force personnel]]
[[Category:Spacewalkers]]
[[Category:Mir crew members]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Order of Courage (Russia)]]
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