Patrick Baudry(I)
A military test-pilot, he was selected as a French astronaut in 1980.
In June 1985, he became the second Frenchman in space, by flying aboard Space Shuttle Discovery on the STS-51G mission.
He retired to work on the Hermes spaceplane project and then as a test pilot for Airbus Industrie, while still writing numerous books about manned spaceflight.
In June 1985, he became the second Frenchman in space, by flying aboard Space Shuttle Discovery on the STS-51G mission.
He retired to work on the Hermes spaceplane project and then as a test pilot for Airbus Industrie, while still writing numerous books about manned spaceflight.
