Jean-Jacques Favier | |
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| Born | 13 April 1949 |
| Died | 19 March 2023 (aged 73) |
| Nationality | French |
| Alma mater | Grenoble Institute of Technology |
| Occupation | Engineer |
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| Space career | |
| CNES astronaut | |
Time in space | 16d 21h 48m |
| Selection | 1985 CNES Group 2 |
| Missions | STS-78 |
Mission insignia |  |
Jean-Jacques Favier (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ ʒak favje]; 13 April 1949 – 19 March 2023) was a German-born French engineer and a CNES astronaut who flew aboard the STS-78 NASA Space Shuttle mission in 1996. Favier was due to fly aboard the doomed Columbia mission in 2003 (STS-107), but later opted out of the mission.[citation needed] Jean-Jacques Favier was deputy director for space technology and deputy director for advanced concepts and strategy at CNES, director of the Solidification Laboratory at the French Atomic Energy Commission and research program director at the International Space University.[1]