ESA European Space History - #HappyBirthday, Jean-Loup Chrétien (20 August 1938), Soyuz T6, Soyuz TM-7 and STS-86, first French citizen and first western European in space. | Facebook
![French astronaut Jean Loup Chretien right walking down the stairs and Pyotr Klimuk left training in the Gagarin Cosmonaut Stock Photo - Alamy French astronaut Jean Loup Chretien right walking down the stairs and Pyotr Klimuk left training in the Gagarin Cosmonaut Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/B9D8W9/french-astronaut-jean-loup-chretien-right-walking-down-the-stairs-B9D8W9.jpg)
French astronaut Jean Loup Chretien right walking down the stairs and Pyotr Klimuk left training in the Gagarin Cosmonaut Stock Photo - Alamy
![Jean-Loup Chretien and Catherine Alric arriving at the VIP area 'Le Village' during the 2009 French Tennis Open at Roland Garros arena in Paris, France on May 26, 2009. Photo by Gorassini-Guignebourg/ABACAPRESS.COM Jean-Loup Chretien and Catherine Alric arriving at the VIP area 'Le Village' during the 2009 French Tennis Open at Roland Garros arena in Paris, France on May 26, 2009. Photo by Gorassini-Guignebourg/ABACAPRESS.COM](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2E45EA1/jean-loup-chretien-and-catherine-alric-arriving-at-the-vip-area-le-village-during-the-2009-french-tennis-open-at-roland-garros-arena-in-paris-france-on-may-26-2009-photo-by-gorassini-guignebourgabacapresscom-2E45EA1.jpg)
Jean-Loup Chretien and Catherine Alric arriving at the VIP area 'Le Village' during the 2009 French Tennis Open at Roland Garros arena in Paris, France on May 26, 2009. Photo by Gorassini-Guignebourg/ABACAPRESS.COM
![Soirée concert-spectacle avec l'astronaute Jean-Loup Chrétien — Rencontres Musicales de Haute-Provence Soirée concert-spectacle avec l'astronaute Jean-Loup Chrétien — Rencontres Musicales de Haute-Provence](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9142edda02bc813b546f61/1624266809739-SK4HOWH95XOSOY9VC2RB/jean-loup-chretien.jpg)