Patrick Baudry
Patrick Pierre Roger Baudry is a French Air Force officer, test pilot, CNES astronaut, and former shuttle . He became the second French citizen in space when he flew on STS-51-G in 1985.
- Born
- March 6, 1946
- Died
- N/A
- Birthplace
- Douala, Littoral,Cameroon
Flights
1
Spacewalks
0
EVA time
N/A
In space
7 days, 1 hour, 38 minutes
Bio
Baudry came from French military aviation and test-pilot work. He was part of France's early human-spaceflight program and trained in both Soviet and American contexts before receiving a shuttle flight assignment.
His only spaceflight was STS-51-G aboard Discovery. The mission deployed communications satellites and carried an international crew, including payload specialists from France and Saudi Arabia.
Baudry's flight helped establish France's presence in NASA shuttle operations after Jean-Loup Chretien's earlier Soviet flight. It also showed how the shuttle could carry international payload specialists tied to national programs.
After spaceflight, Baudry remained active in aviation, aerospace, and public work. His career sits at the intersection of French military aviation, CNES astronaut development, and the international shuttle era.