Julie payette canadian astronaut biography
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Julie Payette
29th governor general of Canada, former CSA Astronaut (born )
Julie PayetteCC CMM COM CQ CD FCAE (French pronunciation:[ʒylipajɛt]; born October 20, ) is a Canadian engineer, scientist and former astronaut who served from to 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.
She worked as a research scientist before joining the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) in as a member of the Canadian Astronaut Corps. She completed two spaceflights, STS and STS, and has logged more than 25 days in space.
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She also served as capsule communicator at NASA Mission Control Center in Houston and from to as CSA's chief astronaut.
In July , Payette was named chief operating officer for the Montreal Science Centre. She also held a number of board appointments, including the National Bank of Canada.[4] On