| First name and last name | Jean-Loup Chrétien |
| Date of birth | 20.08.1938 |
| Nationality | FRA |
| Space Agency | National Center of Space Research (CNES) |
| Status | Retired |
| Type of astronaut | Government agency |
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Loup_Chr%C3%A9t |
Jean-Loup Jacques Marie Chrétien (born 20 August 1938) is a French retired Général de Brigade (brigadier general) in the Armée de l'Air (French air force), and a former CNES spationaut. He flew on two Franco-Soviet space missions and a NASA Space Shuttle mission. Chrétien was the first Frenchman and the first western European in space.