Marc Garneau Quotes

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• I like the opportunity to travel the world and work in close company with other people.
• I went to military college in Canada and graduated as an officer in the Navy but also as an engineer.
• It is a challenge to have your launch date slip continuously.
• Canada has made a strong commitment as a partner in the International Space Station and, like the other partners, wishes to see the assembly of…
• I wanted to further my education, so I went on to get a Ph.D. in electrical engineering and came back and served about ten years…
• Well, my father was in the Army and we traveled quite a bit when I was growing up, and I thought that I would like…
• We have played a critical role in meeting the new safety standards. The Canadian space industry contributed new tools that make the inspection of the…
• Canada and space are a natural fit.
• New standards for safety are now in place and Canada has helped provide tools and techniques that were needed. Technologies like these are innovative and…
• Canada's a huge country, so to be able to unite the country through communication satellite technology or to be able to observe it through remote…
• The space industry is developing and delivering benefits that tie into our immediate needs and priorities here on Earth-for example, medical and materials research, and…
• Through these ongoing activities and possibly in the future, a Canadian will go live and work on the International Space Station and we will continue…
• I am not as eloquent as Stephane Dion.
• I think there's going to be a very sudden shift in people's perception of the International Space Station, because suddenly it's going to look much,…
• In 1983, NASA invited Canada to fly three payload specialists, in part because we had contributed the robotic arm that is used on the shuttle.
• NASA wanted to assure its ability to examine the spacecraft in orbit for signs of damage.
• There are many experiments and a great deal of research that can be performed on the station that make a difference in our lives and…
• After the Shuttle checks out on its two upcoming flights, it will be ready to take larger components up to the International Space Station later…
• I like adventure.
• I think the crux of the matter was that if we were going to become partners in, for example, the International Space Station, we had…

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