Jean-Marie Luton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Jean-Marie Luton

French engineer

Date of Birth: 04-Aug-1942

Place of Birth: Chamalières, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Profession: engineer, aerospace engineer

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Jean-Marie Luton is a French aerospace engineer who was the Director General of the European Space Agency from 1990 to 1997.
He also served in French space agency CNES and as the head of the aerospace arm of Aérospatiale.
He was the Chairman and CEO of Arianespace from 1997 to 2002.
He is a member of the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) and the Association Aéronautique et Astronautique de France (AAAF). Luton was awarded the title of Officer of the Légion d'honneur and Commander of the Ordre national du Mérite.
In 1985, he received the Astronautics Prize by the International Academy of Astronautics.