Julie Payette (NASA)

Julie Payette (born October 20, 1963 in Montréal, Québec) is an astronaut with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) who currently works primarily with the United States's National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Image File history File links This work is copyrighted. ... Image File history File links This work is copyrighted. ... October 20 is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 72 days remaining. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... City motto: Concordia Salus (Latin: Well-being through harmony) Province Quebec Mayor Gérald Tremblay Area  - % water 366. ... Motto: Je me souviens (French: I remember) Official languages French Capital Quebec City Largest city Montreal Lieutenant-Governor Lise Thibault Premier Jean Charest (PLQ) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 75 24 Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 2nd 1,542,056 km² 11. ... U.S. Space Shuttle astronaut Bruce McCandless II using a manned maneuvering unit (MMU) outside the Challenger in 1984. ... The Canadian Space Agency (CSA or, in French, lAgence spatiale canadienne, ASC) is the Canadian government department space agency responsible for Canadas space program. ... NASA Logo Listen to this article · (info) This audio file was created from the revision dated 2005-09-01, and does not reflect subsequent edits to the article. ...

Education

Payette attended elementary and secondary schools in Montréal. In 1982 she completed an International Baccalaureate Diploma at the United World International College of the Atlantic in South Wales, UK. She later received a bachelor of engineering from McGill University in 1986 and a Master of applied science from the University of Toronto in 1990. She is fluent in French and English and speaks conversational Spanish, Italian, German and Russian. 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The International Baccalaureate (IB) is a group of three educational programmes and their respective examinations, as established by the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO). ... South Wales is an area of Wales bordered by England and the Bristol Channel to the East and South, and Mid Wales and West Wales to the North and West. ... McGill University (Université McGill), is a publicly funded, research-intensive, non-denominational, co-educational university located in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Founded in 1827, the University of Toronto (U of T), in Toronto, Ontario, is the largest university in Canada. ... This article is about the year. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

Career

Between 1986 and 1988, Payette worked as a system engineer for IBM Canada's Science Engineering division. From 1988 to 1990, as a graduate student at the University of Toronto, she was involved in a high-performance computer architecture project and worked as a teaching assistant. At the beginning of 1991, Payette joined the Communications and science department of the IBM Research Laboratory in Zürich, Switzerland, for a one year visiting scientist appointment. When she returned to Canada, in January 1992, she joined the Speech Research Group of Bell-Northern research in Montréal where she was responsible for a project in telephone speech understanding using computer voice recognition. Engineering applies scientific and technical knowledge to solve human problems. ... International Business Machines Corporation (IBM, or colloquially, Big Blue) NYSE: IBM (incorporated June 15, 1911, in operation since 1888) is headquartered in Armonk, NY, USA. The company manufactures and sells computer hardware, software, infrastructure services and consulting services. ... Founded in 1827, the University of Toronto (U of T), in Toronto, Ontario, is the largest university in Canada. ... Location within Switzerland â–¶ (help· info) (German pronunciation IPA: ; in English often Zurich, without the umlaut) is the largest city in Switzerland (population: 366,145 in 2004; population of urban area: 1,091,732) and capital of the canton of Zürich. ... // Speech recognition technologies allow computers equipped with a source of sound input, such as a microphone, to interpret human speech, for example, for transcription or as an alternative method of interacting with a computer. ...

Payette was selected by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) as one of four astronauts from a field of 5,330 applicants in June 1992. After undergoing basic training in Canada, she worked as a technical advisor for the Mobile Servicing System, an advanced robotics system and Canada’s contribution to the International Space Station. In 1993, Payette established the Human-Computer Interaction Group at the Canadian Astronaut Program and served as a technical specialist on the NATO International Research Study Group on speech processing. ISS Statistics Crew: 2 As of August 21, 2005 Perigee: 352. ... The NATO flag NATO 2002 Summit in Prague The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), sometimes called North Atlantic Alliance, Atlantic Alliance or the Western Alliance, is an international organisation for defence collaboration established in 1949, in support of the North Atlantic Treaty signed in Washington, D.C., on April 4...

In preparation for a space assignment, Payette obtained her commercial pilot license and logged 120 hours as a research operator on board reduced gravity aircraft. In April 1996, Payette was certified as a one-atmosphere deep sea diving suit operator. Payette obtained her captaincy on the CT-114 Tutor military jet at Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Moose Jaw, in Saskatchewan in February 1996. She obtained her military instrument rating in 1997. Payette has logged more than 900 hours of flight time, including 450 hours on high performance jet aircraft. Aviators are people who fly aircraft either for pleasure or for a job. ... The Snowbirds flying the CT-114 Tutor in a diamond formation The Canadair CT-114 Tutor is a Canadian_built jet trainer aircraft used by the RCAF and the later unified Canadian Forces. ... The Canadian Forces (French: Forces canadiennes) are the combined armed forces of Canada. ... Moose Jaw is a city in south central Saskatchewan, Canada on the Moose Jaw River west of Regina. ... Motto: Multis E Gentibus Vires (Latin: From many peoples, strength) Official languages English Capital Regina Largest city Saskatoon Lieutenant-Governor Lynda M. Haverstock Premier Lorne Calvert (NDP) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 14 6 Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 7th 651,036 km² 9. ...

Payette reported to the Johnson Space Center in August 1996 to begin mission specialist training. After completing one year of training, she was assigned to work on technical issues for the Astronaut Office Robotics Branch. Payette completed the initial astronaut training in spring of 1998. Payette flew on Space Shuttle Discovery from May 27 to June 6, 1999 as part of the crew of STS-96. During the mission, the crew performed the first manual docking of the Shuttle to the International Space Station, and delivered 4 tons of logistics and supplies to the station. On Discovery, Payette served as a mission specialist, held responsibility for the Station systems and operated the Canadarm robotic arm on orbit. The STS-96 mission was accomplished in 153 orbits of the Earth, traveling over 6 million kilometers in 9 days, 19 hours and 13 minutes. Payette became the first Canadian to participate in an ISS assembly mission and to board the Space Station. An aerial view of the complete Johnson Space Center facility in Houston, Texas in 1989. ... The Space Shuttle Columbia seconds after engine ignition, 1981 (NASA). ... Shuttle Orbiter Discovery (NASA Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-103) is a NASA Space Shuttle. ... This was a mission of the United States Space Shuttle // Crew Kent V. Rominger (4), Commander Rick D. Husband (1), Pilot Ellen Ochoa (3), Mission Specialist Tamara E. Jernigan (5), Mission Specialist Daniel T. Barry (2), Mission Specialist Julie Payette (1), (Canada) Mission Specialist Valery Ivanovich Tokarev (1), (Russia) Mission... ISS Statistics Crew: 2 As of August 21, 2005 Perigee: 352. ... The Remote Manipulator System (RMS) on the Space Shuttle, also known as the Canadarm, is an electromechanical arm that maneuvers a payload from the payload bay of the space shuttle orbiter to its deployment position and then releases it. ... Earth, also known as Terra, and Tellus mostly in the 19th century, is the third-closest planet to the Sun. ...

Chief Astronaut for the Canadian Space Agency, Payette also works as a CAPCOM at the Mission Control Center in Houston, and is one of the CAPCOMs for the STS-114 Return To Flight mission. She divides her time between these responsibilities and astronaut currency training. The Canadian Space Agency (CSA or, in French, lAgence spatiale canadienne, ASC) is the Canadian government department space agency responsible for Canadas space program. ... During much of the U.S. manned space program, NASA felt it was important for all communication with the astronauts in space to pass through a single individual in the Mission Control Center. ... STS-114 was the Return to Flight Space Shuttle mission which launched Space Shuttle Discovery at 10:39 EDT (14:39 UTC), July 26, 2005. ...

Her motto is Per aspera ad astra.

See also

Canadian astronauts

• Roberta Bondar
• Marc Garneau
• Chris Hadfield
• Steven MacLean
• Robert Thirsk
• Bjarni Tryggvason
• Dafydd Williams

Dr. Roberta Bondar, OC , O.Ont , MD , Ph. ... Marc Garneau Captain (N) Dr. Joseph Jean-Pierre Marc Garneau CC, CD, Ph. ... Image:Chris Hadfield. ... Canadian Astronaut Steven MacLean Steven MacLean (b. ... Robert Thirsk (born August 17, 1953) is a Canadian astronaut. ... Bjarni Tryggvason Bjarni Tryggvason (born September 21, Canadian astronaut. ... Dafydd Williams Dafydd Williams (b. ...

Space agencies

• Canadian Space Agency (CSA)
• NASA

The Canadian Space Agency (CSA or, in French, lAgence spatiale canadienne, ASC) is the Canadian government department space agency responsible for Canadas space program. ... NASA logo Listen to this article · (info) This audio file was created from an article revision dated 2005-09-01, and does not reflect subsequent edits to the article. ...

References

• Official NASA Bio
• Official CSA Bio

External links

• Julie Payette: Geek in Space article in IEEE Spectrum, February 2004
• Article, including a photograph of Payette at CAPCOM console
• Pre-Recorded Q&A with Julie Payette in NASA's Astronaut Flight Lounge; - Select "Julie Payette" from the Astronauts tab.
• Spacefacts biography of Julie Payette