Philippe Perrin Quotes

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• 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 to…
• I've been as a pilot involved in the Gulf War. And then, in the No-Fly Zone
• 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…
• I think that witnessing ecological problems visible from space is one of the new and essential roles of astronauts
• 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 I…
• It's only when you're flying above it that you realize how incredible the Earth really is
• The last thing, and the only one that you cannot physically train for, is the psychological preparation
• So, it takes a lot of chance and luck. I mean I was lucky enough to get in the program where people with the same…
• 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 arm…
• And everything stopped quite rapidly because I knew that nobody in Europe was able to go to space. It was the privilege of being either…
• We also had to bring with us some desired scientific equipment over to the station as well as assemble new machines. For that, I had…
• Polytechnique is a school whose multi disciplinary, very high scientific level curriculum is invaluable.
• The student develops an analytical as well as finely blended character. He is able to choose from a wide variety of job fields from which…
• Since there always has to be a certain number of astronauts manning the station at all times, one of the main aspects of the mission…
• Shortly afterwards, I did a third one to repair the robotic arm of the station. This arm plays a very important role in the ongoing…
• Polytechnique is a school whose multidisciplinary, very high scientific level curriculum is invaluable.
• I had been here five years already, training very hard, learning about the systems, the shuttle, the station systems. But, everything really became real when…
• Especially when I first really started to work with Kenneth and Franklin, who had been in space already. And so, they were able to talk…
• It's, I mean, for me, it's the same as training with my crewmembers. We share the same first part of the flight. We all go…
• So it's, I think it's quite, quite unique to fly with somebody with so much experience.

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