Christian Jean-Wolf

Jean-Wolf Jacques Marie Christian , born with La Rochelle on August 20th, 1938, is a Astronaute French CNES. He was first French in space in 1982 (at the time of Franco-Russian mission PVH).

Formation

Chrétien Jean-wolf followed its school course to the elementary school of Ploujean, to the college Saint-Charles of Saint Brieuc and to the college of Morlaix. Holder of a control in aeronautical Genius and engineer of the Flying school in 1961, Jean Loup Christian is test pilot to the Flight test center of Istres of 1970 with 1977, he is responsible for the program Mirage F1 of 1970 with 1973.

Activities of astronaut

Engineer of the Flying school, Christian Jean-Wolf is selected like astronaut with CNES in 1980. He will accomplish three space flights, of which first manned flight of the June 25th at July 2nd, 1982, during a Franco-Soviet mission. He is first French in space carrying out 189 hours of space flight on board the vessel Soyuz T-6 and the station Salyut 7. Engineer of edge, it carries out in orbit nine scientific experiments in the fields of medicine, biology, the astronomy and the development of materials in space.

During 10 years it will belong to the council of the directors of the CNES, which it will leave in February 1999 to join the international space station (ISS) in the center of NASA in Houston (Texas, the United States), as an astronaut American and assisting of the director of the Johnson Space Center.

Chrétien Jean-wolf has three space flights with its credit.

* Mission PVH (1982) After a two years drive to the Quoted of the stars, close to Moscow in the USSR, to prepare Franco-Soviet mission PVH (First Manned flight), Jean Loup Christian carries out 189 hours of space flight on board the vessel Soyuz T-6 and the station Salyut 7 of the June 25th at July 2nd, 1982. Patrick Baudry is his lining.

* Mission ARAGATZ (1988) It accomplishes a second space flight on board Soyuz TM-7 (November 26th at December 21st, 1988), at the end of new a two years drive in the City of stars. It takes part in the program of the experiments of the scientific expedition and technical Franco-Soviet ARAGATZ has edge of the station Mir. December 9th, 1988, it carries out, in company of Alexander Volkov, a EVA (Sortie extravéhiculaire) six hours.

* Mission STS-86 (1997) September 25th at October 5th, 1997, it takes part as a specialist in mission in flight NASA STS-86 on board American shuttle Atlantis with mooring in the Mir orbit station in which it remains four days.

Today

Chrétien Jean-wolf is vice-president of the department research and development of Tietronix Software Inc. End 2002, it creates Tietronix Optics with Lannion (Coast-in Armor) to extend the applications from them on ground.

Chrétien Jean-wolf was also to advise for the space activities near the president of Dassault and belonged to the board of directors of Brit Air. He is member of the Academy of the air and space, of the association of the explorers of space, the association of the European astronauts, International Academy off Aeronautics. He adds up more than 8.000 hours of flight on many types of plane. He was during five years chair Company of encouragement progress.

Decorations

Following its missions has edge of the flights Soyuz, it received the title of Héros of the Soviet Union. It is also decorated with the Ordre of the red banner of work, Commandeur of the Légion of honor, and knight of the National order of the Merit.

Chrétien Jean-wolf is member of the council for the Académie of the Air and Space and the French Musée of the Air and Space. He is also a member of the American institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, international academy of Astronautics, and association of the explorers of space (Space Explorers Association).

There is also a college with Questembert, in Brittany (Morbihan), which bears its name.

In addition, he was elected Breton of the year by armor magazine in 1997.

External bonds

Biography of the CNES
Biography of NASA

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