A former ESA astronaut and veteran of four Space Shuttle missions, Claude has logged more than 1,000 hours in space including 1 spacewalk to install new instruments on the Hubble Space Telescope in December 1999.
He served on STS-46 in 1992, STS-61 in 1993, STS-75 in 1996, and STS-103 in 1999. He is the recipient of the NASA Distinguished Service Medal and four NASA Space Flight Medals.
Education includes degrees in physics and astrophysics, and a three decades part time tour of duty as a pilot in the Swiss Air Force.
He enjoys mountain climbing, flying, and photography.