Background
Luton, Jean Marie was born on August 4, 1942 in Chamalières, Puy-de Dome, France. Son of Pierre Luton and Marie Piatot.
Luton, Jean Marie was born on August 4, 1942 in Chamalières, Puy-de Dome, France. Son of Pierre Luton and Marie Piatot.
Lycée Blaise Pascal, France. Clermont Ferrand, Clermont_Ferrand, Saint Louis, Paris., Faculty of Science, Paris.
Engineer Diploma in Mathematics and Physics, Ecole Polytechnique, France.
Researcher, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 1964-1970; director of programs, Ministry for Industrial and Scientific Development, 1971-1974; with program and industrial policy directorate, Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales, 1974; head of research program division, Centre National d Etudes Spatiales, 1974-1975; head of planning and projections division, Centre National d Etudes Spatiales, 1975-1978; director programs and planning, Centre National d Etudes Spatiales, 1978-1984; deputy director general, Centre National d Etudes Spatiales, 1984-1987; director general, Centre National d Etudes Spatiales, 1989-1990; director space programs, Aérospatiale, 1987-1989; director general, European Space Agency, 1990-1997; director general, Arianespace, since 1997.
Member International Academy Astronautics.
Married Cécile Robine, 1967. Children: Grégoire, Augustin, Clément.