Tag Archives: Julie Payette

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

It is clear that I am a person who believes fundamentally in facts, evidence, data, and science, which supports decision-making and allows us to function as a society based on knowledge. Julie Payette

It reassures me that when we get together as a community, when we put our effort together and our will to help others, we can achieve anything, and that is a lesson for us all. Julie Payette

We're all on-board the same planetary spaceship, but together, we can move mountains. Julie Payette

I don't pretend to be perfect. Julie Payette

It is one planet and we all have a duty to protect it. We have to work together. We have to use our power to work together and make decisions and changes that are needed to preserve our world. Julie Payette

Maple butter spread on a tortilla is absolutely delightful. Julie Payette

Trust science, believe that innovation and discoveries are good for us, and make decisions based on data and evidence. Julie Payette

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 they have this… huge TV, and I'm looking at that, and I'm thinking 'Me, I would like to do that.' But it didn't dawn on me then that they were American; I was […]

On my first mission, I was the spacewalk supervisor: the person that runs the spacewalk from inside the vehicle. As such, I was the one that closed the hatch when my colleagues left to work outside for six hours. And I was also the person who opens the hatch when they come back, and we […]