Michel Tognini
Michel Ange-Charles Tognini (born September 30, 1949, in Vincennes, France) is a French test pilot, Brigadier General in the French Air Force, and a former CNES and ESA astronaut. In 1985, France opened a recruitment program to expand its astronaut corps, and Tognini was one of seven candidates selected by CNES. In July 1986, he was one of four candidates to undergo medical examinations in Moscow. In November 1986 he reported to the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center, Star City, Russia, for alternate cosmonaut training, including EVA, for the Soviet-French ARAGATZ mission. He retired from active astronaut status in May 2003.
Spaceflights
No. Mission Position Time Duration
1 Soyuz TM-15 / Soyuz TM-14 Research Cosmonaut 27.07. - 10.08.1992 13d 18h 56m
2 STS-93 MSP 23.07. - 28.07.1999 4d 22h 50m
Total 18d 17h 46m
