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Julie Payette

(1963) Astronaut Canada

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Julie Payette is an astronaut from Canada, best known for Intelligent computer-assisted instruction in syntactic style.

Quick Facts About Julie Payette

Born: October 20, 1963
Nationality: Canada
Profession: Astronaut
Notable works: Intelligent computer-assisted instruction in syntactic style

About Julie Payette

Julie Payette is a Canadian engineer, scientist and former astronaut who served as the 29th governor general of Canada from 2017 to 2021.

Awards & Honors

Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada NASA Space Flight Medal NASA Exceptional Service Medal Companion of the Order of Canada Officer of the Order of Canada Knight of the National Order of Quebec Women of Distinction Awards honorary doctorate at the Laval University

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Honorary doctor of the University of Ottawa honorary doctorate from the University of British Columbia honorary doctorate from the University of Alberta honorary doctorate of Concordia University

Quotes by Julie Payette

When I became an astronaut, I was an engineer.

Astronaut

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I am classically trained in piano, flute, and voice.

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Everything evolves, and I evolve, too.

Change

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It's been a great honour and privilege to serve Canadians.

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Human interaction is not a simple thing.

Human

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Will we have a colony on Mars? I think so.

Colony

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I think that we are blessed to live here in Canada.

Blessed

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Science is fun, and it's fundamental.

Fun

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With our brains and our smarts and our altruistic capability, we can do a lot of good.

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Definitely you don't become famous by doing something bad; that's a professional death sentence.

Death

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You're always under the microscope, you don't know which mission you're going to get. It's a surprise.

Goals

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We sleep very well in space. We have a sleeping bag each, and when you get into it, you float in the…

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We have always a roll to play in any community, and we have to do it - it's being part of a…

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I am from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. I was born there, and I am a twelfth Montrealer.

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I learned that you have to be careful about how you say things but not what you say.

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Whatever your interests or abilities, I encourage you stay active during the holiday season.

Holiday

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It is one planet and we all have a duty to protect it. We have to work together. We have to use…

Duty

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My dad, who likes genealogy, knows who was the first guy that came from France in 1655, and the guy settled in…

City

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Young kids get motivated by everything. If they see a great dancer, some of them would want to become a dancer. If…

Children

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Most astronauts are very down-to-earth people. Many of us, three-quarters, have an engineering degree, and we have a very Cartesian, rational approach…

Astronauts

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You can learn at any age, but when you are young, you are like a sponge, and when you are introduced to…

Age

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It reassures me that when we get together as a community, when we put our effort together and our will to help…

Community

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If you want more kids to become engineers in space, travellers, and pilots, then you have to expose them to those types…

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Our values are tolerance and determination and freedom of religion, freedom to act, opportunities, equality of opportunities amongst everyone and for all.

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The prerequisite that people have a scientific or engineering degree or a medical degree limits the number of female astronauts. Right now,…

Astronaut

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On my first mission, I was the spacewalk supervisor: the person that runs the spacewalk from inside the vehicle. As such, I…

Colleagues

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I was a flight engineer on my second flight, which is the most senior position a non-American can have aboard the shuttle.…

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My husband and I don't worry about each other the way we might if we didn't have similar jobs. I sometimes get…

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I really believe that, in 500 years, we will still remember the International Space Station, because it will have been the first…

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I'm 9, 10, and I'm watching the Apollo astronauts go to the moon. We're sitting on the floor of a school, and…

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Definitely you don't become famous by doing something bad; that's a professional death sentence. You remember that whatever you do, someone will…

Death

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I always call myself a space construction worker. We were only the second mission ever to go to the space station. There…

Construction

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Will we go explore? Absolutely. That's what humans have been doing since we left the caves in Ethiopia. Why? Because this is…

Challenges

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I am convinced that anyone can accomplish anything.

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I don't pretend to be perfect.

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I'd love to serve on the Enterprise.

Business

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Maple butter spread on a tortilla is absolutely delightful.

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I always call myself a space construction worker.

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Nobody is going anywhere in 10 years.

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I am very fortunate - I grew up with music.

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Julie Payette by topic

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