“You're always under the microscope, and you don't know which mission you're going to get. It's a surprise.” KnowsSurpriseMissionsMicroscopes Author:Julie Payette
“I'm 45, and I'm still at school, essentially. Even after being assigned to the mission, I had to write a number of exams, with people commenting on my performance.” PeopleWritingStillsSchoolNumbersPerformancesMissionsExam Author:Julie Payette
“I am definitely a little more nervous for my colleagues when I'm working at mission control than I am myself, on the shuttle.” LittlesMissionsNervousColleagues Author:Julie Payette
“My husband and I don't worry about each other the way we might if we didn't have similar jobs. I sometimes get an email where he tells me he's heading off on a mission to do terrain avoidance 50 feet above the ground at 500 knots. And I just say, "Okay, have a good flight."” IfsWaySometimesMightJobsWorryFeetHusbandOkayMissionsFlightMy HusbandEmailAvoidanceHeadingsKnotsTerrain Author:Julie Payette
