Background
Eyharts, Leopold was born on April 28, 1957 in Biarritz, France.
Eyharts, Leopold was born on April 28, 1957 in Biarritz, France.
Graduate in aeronautical engineering, French Air Force Academy, Salon-de-Provence, 1979. Graduate test pilot, Ecole du Personnel Navigant d'Essais et de Réception, France, 1988.
Fighter pilot Jaguar squadron French Air Force, Istres Air Force Base, France, 1980—1985, wing Commander Saint-Dizier Air Force Base, France, 1985—1988. Test pilot Bretigny Flight Test Center, Paris, 1988—1990. Astronaut Hermes spaceplane program Center National d'Etudes Spatiales, Toulouse, France, 1990—1994, in charge of parabolic flight testing, 1994—1995.
Back-up cosmonaut for Cassiopeia French-Russian space mission European Space Agency, 1995—1996, prime cosmonaut for Pégase mission on Mir Space Station, 1998. European Space Agency astronaut, mission specialist candidate Johnson Space Center National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Houston, since 1998. Flight engineer Expedition-12 and Expedition-13 Back-up Crews.
Crew member Atlantis STS-122 Mission to deliver the European Space Agency's Columbus Laboratory to the International Space Station, 2008. Colonel French Air Force.
Married; 1 child.