Léopold Eyharts
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| CNES/ESA Astronaut | |
| Nationality | French |
| Status | Active |
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April 28, 1957 Biarritz, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France |
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Other occupation
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Test Pilot |
| Rank | Brigadier General, French Air Force |
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Time in space
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68d 21h 31m |
| Selection | 1990 CNES Group 3, 1998 ESA Group |
| Missions | Soyuz TM-27, Soyuz TM-26, STS-122, Expedition 16, STS-123 |
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Léopold Eyharts (born April 28, 1957) is a Brigadier General in the French Air Force, an engineer and ESA astronaut.
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.
He joined the French Air Force Academy of Salon-de-Provence in 1977 and was graduated as an aeronautical engineer in 1979. In 1980, he became a fighter pilot and was assigned to an operational Jaguar squadron in Istres Air Base (France). In 1985, he was assigned as a wing commander in Saint-Dizier Air Force base.
In 1988, he was graduated as a test pilot in the French test pilot school (EPNER) and was assigned to Bretigny flight test center near Paris. He then flew on different types of military and civilian aircraft including Mirage 2000, Alpha Jet, Mirage 3, Caravelle, C-160 mainly involved in radar and equipment testing.
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