Julie Payette

Details

Instance of

human

Born

20 October 1963

Part of

NASA Astronaut Group 16

Place of birth

Montreal

Sex or gender

female

Given name

Julie

Family name

Payette

Occupation

astronaut, engineer, politician

Position held

Governor General of Canada

Citizenship

Canada

Native language

French

Awards

Officer of the Order of Canada, Knight of the National Order of Quebec, NASA Exceptional Service Medal, NASA Space Flight Medal, honorary doctorate at the Laval University, Honorary doctor of the University of Ottawa, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, honorary doctorate of Concordia University, honorary doctorate from the University of Alberta, honorary doctorate from the University of British Columbia, Companion of the Order of Canada, Women of Distinction Awards

educated at

McGill University, University of Toronto, UWC Atlantic College, Collège Regina Assumpta

employer

IBM, Bell-Northern Research, Canadian Space Agency, Government of Canada

languages spoken, written or signed

French, English, German, Italian

member of the crew of

STS-96, STS-127

name in native language

Julie Payette

residence

Rideau Hall

significant event

2020–21 Rideau Hall workplace review, Resignation of Julie Payette

social media followers

82915, 66914

time in space

36717

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