Jean-Loup Chrétien, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Jean-Loup Chrétien

French astronaut

Date of Birth: 20-Aug-1938

Place of Birth: La Rochelle, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Profession: astronaut, military personnel, fighter pilot, aerospace engineer

Nationality: United States, France

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Jean-Loup Jacques Marie Chrétien (born 20 August 1938) is a French retired Général de Brigade (brigadier general) in the Armée de l'Air (French air force), and a former CNES spationaut.
He flew on two Franco-Soviet space missions and a NASA Space Shuttle mission.
Chrétien was the first Frenchman and the first western European in space.