Philippe Perrin
French test pilot, astronaut and engineer (born 1963) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the French artist and photographer, see Philippe Perrin (artist).
Philippe Perrin (Colonel, French Air Force) (born January 6, 1963) is a French test pilot, engineer and former CNES and European Space Agency astronaut. He served as mission specialist on the STS-111 mission where he conducted three spacewalks attaching new hardware to the International Space Station and replacing a wrist joint on the Canadarm2.
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Philippe Perrin | |
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Born | (1963-01-06) 6 January 1963 (age 61) |
Status | Retired |
Nationality | French |
Occupation | Pilot |
Space career | |
CNES/ESA astronaut | |
Rank | Colonel, French Air Force |
Time in space | 13d 20h 35m |
Selection | 1990 CNES Group 3, 1999 ESA Group |
Missions | STS-111 |
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