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Astronauts from France

11 people from France flew to space, the first in 1985. Together they spent 984.9 days off Earth.

11 people985 days in space
Patrick BaudryPatrick Baudry1985 · 1 flight · 7.1 dMichel TogniniMichel Tognini1992 · 3 flights · 18.7 dJean-Pierre HaigneréJean-Pierre Haigneré1993 · 3 flights · 209.5 dJean-François ClervoyJean-François Clervoy1994 · 3 flights · 28.1 dClaudie HaigneréClaudie Haigneré1996 · 4 flights · 25.6 dJean-Jacques FavierJean-Jacques Favier1996 · 1 flight · 16.9 dLéopold EyhartsLéopold Eyharts1997 · 4 flights · 68.9 dPhilippe PerrinPhilippe Perrin2002 · 1 flight · 13.9 dSamantha CristoforettiSamantha Cristoforetti2014 · 2 flights · 199.7 dThomas PesquetThomas Pesquet2016 · 2 flights · 396.5 dSophie AdenotSophie Adenot2026 · 1 flight

Source: Wikidata (CC0). Portraits: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each person’s page and on the image credits page.