Jacques Blamont
Jacques Emile Blamont (13 October 1926 – 13 April 2020) was a French astrophysicist and author. He was the founder scientific and technical director of National Centre for Space Studies (CNES-Centre national d'études spatiales). Blamont was known to have worked to the development of Veronique, the first rocket launched by France in 1957. He was born in Paris.