Francis French (author)

Francis French (born 1970) is a book and magazine author from Manchester, England, specialising in space flight history.

[1] French's space history writing is noted for the amount of personal interviews with astronauts and cosmonauts, including Wally Schirra, Gordon Cooper, Scott Carpenter, and Pavel Popovich.

[6] Both of French's 2007 books, Into That Silent Sea: Trailblazers of the Space Era, 1961–1965[7] and In the Shadow of the Moon: A Challenging Journey to Tranquility, 1965–1969[8] were named as finalists for the 2007 Eugene M. Emme Award given by the American Astronautical Society.

[11] In 2011, French's co-authored book "Falling To Earth" made the top 12 of the LA Times Bestseller list.

[13] French joined notable names in space history in the Hall of Fame such as rocket pioneer Wernher von Braun and NASA astronaut Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger.