Articles on French Space Program, Including - Claudie Haignere, Jean-Frana OIS Clervoy, Jean-Pierre Haignere, Patrick Baudry, Leopold Eyharts, Jean-Jacques Favier, Philippe Perrin, Michel Tognini, Jean-Loup Chretien, Thomas Pesquet (Paperback)

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