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Date of Birth |
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Childhood / Family |
Married to
Amy Kristine Jenson. They have 5 children |
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Education |
Educated
at L'Ecole communale a Ploujean, the College Saint-Charles a Saint-Brieuc,
and the Lycee de Morlaix. He entered L'Ecole de l' Air (the |
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Occupation |
Brigadier
General in the French Air Force (Ret.) NASA |
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Military Service / Civilian |
He was a
fighter pilot in the French Air Force |
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Space Training / Specialty |
Received
ASCAN training at the Johnson Space Center, He was a Mission Specialist |
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Contribution to Space Travel |
First Frenchman in Soviet Space Program. First West European to
perform space walk. |
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Space Missions |
STS – 86 |
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Outside Activities |
Skiing,
sailing, golf,
wind-surfing, car-rallying & woodworking |
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Interesting Fact(s) |
Trained
for missions under both US and Russian programs. Speaks
fluent English and Russian. |
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Status |
Retired
from NASA 2001. Developed a business
in Houston, TX |
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Images |
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Links |
http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/chretien.html http://www.space-explorers.org/bios/chretien.html |
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