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Léopold "Leo" Eyharts (born April 28, 1957) is a French Brigadier General in the French Air Force, an engineer and ESA astronaut. He has flown to space two times as part of a Mir expedition and an International Space Station expedition.
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Léopold Eyharts | |
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 Eyharts in 2007 | |
| Born | April 28, 1957 Biarritz, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France |
| Status | Retired |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Test Pilot |
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| Space career | |
| CNES/ESA Astronaut | |
| Rank | Brigadier General, French Air Force |
Time in space | 68d 21h 31min |
| Selection | 1990 CNES Group 3, 1998 ESA Group |
| Missions | Soyuz TM-27/26, STS-122/123 (Expedition 16) |
Mission insignia |     |
Eyharts was born April 28, 1957, in Biarritz, Basque Country, France. He graduated as an engineer from the French Air Force Academy of Salon-de-Provence in 1979, and graduated from the École_du_personnel_navigant_d'essais_et_de_réception/EPNER French test pilot school in Istres in 1988.[1]
He launched on board Space Shuttle mission STS-122 to the International Space Station on February 7, 2008, where he joined Expedition 16. He participated in the installation and configuration of the Columbus European laboratory module. He returned to Earth aboard mission STS-123 in March 2008.[2]
Awards and honors
- Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur
- Chevalier of the Ordre national du Mérite
- Médaille d'Outre-Mer
- Silver National Defence Medal
- Cavalier of the Order of Courage (Russia)
- Cavalier of the Order of Friendship (Russia)
- The medal "For merits in development of space" (April 12, 2011) for his outstanding contribution to the development of international cooperation in manned space flight
References
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
External links
- ESA profile page
- Spacefacts biography of Léopold Eyharts
- ESA astronaut Léopold Eyharts assigned to European Columbus laboratory mission to the ISS
- Léopold Eyharts, the man who will bring Columbus to life
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[de] Léopold Eyharts
Léopold Eyharts (* 28. April 1957 in Biarritz, Département Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Frankreich) ist ein ehemaliger französischer Raumfahrer.- [en] Léopold Eyharts
[es] Léopold Eyharts
Léopold Eyharts (Biarritz, Nueva Aquitania; 28 de abril de 1957)[1] es un general de brigada francés en la Fuerza Aérea francesa, ingeniero y astronauta de la ESA.[2] Ha volado en dos ocasiones como parte de la expedición a la estación Mir y luego a la Estación Espacial Internacional.[fr] Léopold Eyharts
Léopold Eyharts, né le 28 avril 1957 à Biarritz, est un pilote et officier général français, spationaute de l'Agence spatiale européenne (ESA).[it] Léopold Eyharts
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Леопо́льд Эйа́ртц (фр. Léopold Eyharts) — французский астронавт-исследователь CNES. Совершил два космических полёта общей продолжительностью 68 суток 21 часов 29 минуты 26 секунд.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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