NASA Astronaut Jean-Pierre Haignere signed NASA Space Shuttle Mission STS-26 commemorative envelope PM Cape ...

NASA Astronaut Jean-Pierre Haignere signed NASA Space Shuttle Mission STS-26 commemorative envelope PM Cape Canaveral FL Sep 29 1988 32920. Jean-Pierre Haigneré was born in Paris, France, and joined the French Air Force, where he trained as a test pilot. He flew on two missions to the Mir space station in 1993 and 1999. The Mir Perseus (Mir EO-27) long-duration mission (186 days) in 1999 also included an EVA. In addition to his duties at the European Space Agency, Jean-Pierre Haigneré is also involved in a European space tourism initiative, the Astronaute Club Européen (ACE), which he co-founded with Alain Dupas and Laurent Gathier. He is credited with taking the first picture of the shadow of a Solar eclipse from space. He took this during the Mir Perseus (Mir EO-27) mission. . Good condition Est.