Julie payette astronaut biography

29th governor general of Canada, former CSA Astronaut (born 1963)

Julie PayetteCC CMM COM CQ CD FCAE (French pronunciation:[ʒylipajɛt]; born October 20, 1963) is a Canadian engineer, scientist and former astronaut who served from 2017 to 2021 as Governor General of Canada, the 29th since Canadian Confederation.^[1][2][3]

Payette holds engineering degrees from McGill University and the University of Toronto.

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Julie Payette is the first Canadian astronaut to board the International Space Station, which she went to twice (, ).

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Born October 20, , in Montreal, Quebec, Ms. Payette enjoys running, skiing, racquet sports and scuba diving.

Julie Payette CC CMM COM CQ CD FCAE is a Canadian engineer, scientist and former astronaut who served from to as Governor General of Canada, the 29th since Canadian Confederation.

She worked as a research scientist before joining the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) in 1992 as a member of the Canadian Astronaut Corps. She completed two spaceflights, STS-96 and STS-127, and has logged more than 25 days in space.

She also served as capsule communicator at NASA Mission Control Center in Houston and from 2000 to 2007 as CSA's chief astronaut.

In July 2013, Payette was named chief operating officer for the Montreal Science Centre.

She also held a number of board appointments, including t