Sigmund Jähn and Jean-Loup Chrétien, both flew space missions for which previous government?
Jean-Loup Chrétien 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.
Jean-Loïc Galle Jean-Loïc Galle (born 26 September 1959 in Fougères) is the current President and CEO of Thales Alenia Space, Europe's largest satellite manufacturer, since September 2012.