I think doing something of your life is something that you've got deep inside, whether it's to, whether you want to be an astronaut or a, whether you want to do science, or whether you want to be a movie… — Philippe Perrin Copy Share Image
And, you run also video because to fly this arm, you're relying mostly on some external camera views that may be coming from the… — Philippe Perrin Copy Share Image
Polytechnique is a school whose multidisciplinary, very high scientific level curriculum is invaluable. — Philippe Perrin Copy Share Image
We also had to bring with us some desired scientific equipment over to the station as well as assemble new machines. For that, I… — Philippe Perrin Copy Share Image
Since there always has to be a certain number of astronauts manning the station at all times, one of the main aspects of the… — Philippe Perrin Copy Share Image
Shortly afterwards, I did a third one to repair the robotic arm of the station. This arm plays a very important role in the… — Philippe Perrin Copy Share Image
And, I think, as a kid, I had a strong motivation to do something of my life. And, I think that's the strongest motivation… — Philippe Perrin Copy Share Image
So, for me, I make no difference whether I'm training with my shuttle crew or the Expedition crew. Of course, I think I want… — Philippe Perrin Copy Share Image
And everything stopped quite rapidly because I knew that nobody in Europe was able to go to space. It was the privilege of being… — Philippe Perrin Copy Share Image
Polytechnique is a school whose multi disciplinary, very high scientific level curriculum is invaluable. — Philippe Perrin Copy Share Image
It's only when you're flying above it that you realize how incredible the Earth really is — Philippe Perrin Copy Share Image
So, it takes a lot of chance and luck. I mean I was lucky enough to get in the program where people with the… — Philippe Perrin Copy Share Image
I think that witnessing ecological problems visible from space is one of the new and essential roles of astronauts — Philippe Perrin Copy Share Image
I had been here five years already, training very hard, learning about the systems, the shuttle, the station systems. But, everything really became real… — Philippe Perrin Copy Share Image
The last thing, and the only one that you cannot physically train for, is the psychological preparation — Philippe Perrin Copy Share Image
I've been as a pilot involved in the Gulf War. And then, in the No-Fly Zone — Philippe Perrin Copy Share Image
