Léopold Eyharts | |
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 Eyharts in 2007 | |
| Born | (1957-04-28)28 April 1957 (age 67) 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 |     |
Léopold "Leo" Eyharts (born 28 April 1957) is aFrenchBrigadier General in theFrench Air Force, anengineer andESAastronaut. He has flown to space two times as part of aMir expedition[1] and anInternational Space Station expedition.
Eyharts was born on 28 April 1957 inBiarritz,Basque Country, France. He graduated as anengineer from theFrench Air Force Academy ofSalon-de-Provence in 1979, and graduated from theÉcole du personnel navigant d'essais et de réception (EPNER) French test pilot school in Istres in 1988.[2]
He launched on board Space Shuttle missionSTS-122 to the International Space Station on 7 February 2008, where he joinedExpedition 16.[3] He participated in the installation and configuration of theColumbus European laboratory module.[4] He returned to Earth aboard missionSTS-123 in March 2008.[5]
This article incorporatespublic domain material from websites or documents of theNational Aeronautics and Space Administration.
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