“Most people here don't have a wide emotional range. It's just the type of people astronauts are, they're required to be level.” PeopleLevelsEmotionalTypeWideRangeAstronaut Author:Julie Payette
“Most astronauts are very down-to-earth people. Many of us, three-quarters, have an engineering degree, and we have a very Cartesian, rational approach to things. You don't go and get swept off your feet. That's not your job and that's not why you're hired. So if you get so mesmerized that you forget to do what you're supposed to do, whether it's to open the cargo door of the space shuttle or configure something inside, then you should not be there as a professional operator.” PeopleForgetRationalAstronaut Author:Julie Payette
“The prerequisite that people have a scientific or engineering degree or a medical degree limits the number of female astronauts. Right now, still, we have about 20 per cent of people who have that prerequisite who are female. So hey, girls: Embrace the very fun career of science and technology. Look at computer science. That's what I did.” PeopleGirlFunTechnologyComputerFemaleEmbraceMedicalAstronautComputer ScienceScience And Technology Author:Julie Payette
“The opportunities to become an astronaut in Canada were far and few.” OpportunityCanadaAstronaut Author:Julie Payette
