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Her Excellency the Right Honourable
Julie Payette
CC CMM COM CQ CD
File:Photo of Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette.jpg
Photo of Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette
29th Governor General of Canada
Incumbent
Assumed office
October 2, 2017
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau
Preceded byDavid Johnston
Personal details
Born (1963-10-20) October 20, 1963 (age 60)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
EducationMcGill University (BEng, MAS)
University of Toronto
Space career
CSA astronaut
Time in space
25 days 11 h 57 min
Selection1992 CSA Group
MissionsSTS-96, STS-127
Mission insignia

Julie Payette CC CMM COM CQ CD (born October 20, 1963) is a Canadian businesswoman, former astronaut, engineer, and the current Governor General of Canada, the 29th since Canadian Confederation.[1][2][3] Payette has completed two spaceflights, STS-96 and STS-127, logging more than 25 days in space. She served as chief astronaut for the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), and has served as capsule communicator at NASA Mission Control Center in Houston.

In July 2013, Payette was named chief operating officer for the Montreal Science Centre, and in April 2014, she was appointed a director of the National Bank of Canada.[4] On July 13, 2017, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada had approved the appointment of Payette as the next Governor General of Canada.[1][2][5]

Education and early career

Payette was born on October 20, 1963 in Montreal, Quebec[6] and lived in the Ahuntsic neighbourhood, attending Collège Mont-Saint-Louis and Collège Régina-Assumpta.[7] [8] In 1982 she completed an International Baccalaureate diploma at the United World College of the Atlantic in South Wales, United Kingdom.

For her undergraduate studies, Payette enrolled in McGill University where she completed a Bachelor of Engineering degree in electrical engineering in 1986, after which she completed a Master of Applied Science degree in computer engineering at the University of Toronto in 1990. Her thesis focused on computational linguistics, a field of artificial intelligence.[7] [9][10]

Between 1986 and 1988, Payette worked as a systems 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 Zurich Research Laboratory in 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 Montreal where she was responsible for a project in telephone speech comprehension using computer voice recognition.[11]

Payette married engineer François Brissette [12][13] in the 1990s and her second marriage was to William Flynn whom she divorced in 2015. She has one son, Laurier (with Flynn), and tends to be quite protective of her privacy.[14]

Payette is fluent in French and English, and can converse in Spanish, German, Italian and Russian. She plays the piano and has sung with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Tafelmusik Chamber Choir and several others.[15]

Canadian Space Agency

Mission specialist Julie Payette

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.[15] 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.

In preparation for a space assignment, Payette obtained her commercial pilot licence and logged 120 hours as a research operator on 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 CFB Moose Jaw in February 1996 and her military instrument rating in 1997. Payette has logged more than 1,300 hours of flight time,[9] including 600 hours on high performance jet aircraft.

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 the Mobile Servicing System.[16] Payette completed the initial astronaut training in April 1998.[17]

Spaceflight experience

Payette aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour during STS-127

Payette served as chief astronaut for the Canadian Space Agency from 2000 to 2007. She also worked as capsule communicator at the Mission Control Center in Houston for several years, including the return to flight mission STS-114. She was lead capsule communicator during STS-121.[9]

STS-96

Payette flew on the 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 four tons of logistics and supplies to the station. On Discovery, Payette served as a mission specialist. Her main responsibility was to operate the Canadarm robotic arm from the space station.[18] The STS-96 mission was accomplished in 153 orbits of the Earth, traveling over six million kilometres (3,700,000 mi) 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.[15]

STS-127

Payette visited the space station again in 2009 as a mission specialist aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour during mission STS-127 from July 15–31, 2009, and was the flight engineer and lead robotic operator during the mission.[19] At that time, Robert Thirsk was a member of Expedition 20 on the space station. It marked the first time two Canadians were in space.[20]

During her second mission, Payette brought a signed sweater of the famed Montreal Canadiens player Maurice Richard, stating she had brought Richard, who was known as "The Rocket", into the rocket to celebrate the hockey team's 100th anniversary.[21]

Post-CSA

During 2010–2011, she worked at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C. and was also a scientific delegate to the United States for the Quebec Government.[22] [23][24] For the next three years, Payette was CEO of the Montreal Science Centre of the Société du Vieux-Port de Montréal.[25] During that time, she was also a Vice President of the Canada Lands Company. [26][27]

In July 2011 Payette, while driving her Volkswagen Touareg in Maryland, struck and killed Theresa “Terry” Potts. The killing was ruled accidental after investigation by local police. All charges against Payette were dropped in December of 2011.[28]

Payette has served on boards of directors, at Queen's University, Canada's Own the Podium Olympic program, Montréal Science Centre foundation, Robotique FIRST Québec, Drug Free Kids Canada, the Montreal Bach Festival, the National Bank of Canada, Développement Aéroport Saint-Hubert de Longueuil, and others. She was recently appointed to the International Olympic Committee's Women in Sports Commission.[24][29] She is a member of the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec and a fellow of the International Academy of Astronautics. As well, Payette is a member of the Faculty of Engineering Advisory Board of McGill University.[24]

Governor General

Payette was announced on July 13, 2017, as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's recommendation to be the 29th Governor General of Canada. According to Maclean's, her term will begin October 2, 2017, after the completion of briefings from the incumbent, David Johnston.[30] After the announcement was made, Johnston issued a statement congratulating Payette and welcoming "a Canadian of extraordinary achievement, admired by all".[31]

Titles, styles, honours, and arms

Titles

Viceregal styles of
Julie Payette
Reference styleHer Excellency the Right Honourable
Son Excellence la très honorable
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Votre Excellence
  • October 20, 1963 – May 6, 2010: Miss Julie Payette
  • May 6, 2010 – October 2, 2017: Miss Julie Payette, OC [32]
  • October 2, 2017 –: Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief in and over Canada

Honours

Ribbon bars of Julie Payette
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Several notable Canadians, including Payette (right back), carrying the Olympic flag at the 2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Vancouver
Appointments
Medals
Foreign honours

Honorary military appointments

Honorary degrees

Payette holds 27 honorary doctorates,[39] Some of the honorary degrees she has received:

Honorific eponyms

Schools

Payette assisted in the carrying of the Olympic flag in the opening ceremonies of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, British Columbia.

In the science-fiction novel The 13th Day of Christmas by Robert Blevins, the main character 'Anna Johnson' was based on Payette. The book is about a first mission to Mars, done jointly by the Canadian Space Agency and NASA. Payette received a copy of the book in paperback.[citation needed]

References

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  12. ^ Branswell, Brenda (May 17, 1999). "Ambition accomplished: The multitalented Julie Payette joins the roll of Canadian space travellers". Maclean's. Toronto.
  13. ^ "Payette, Julie". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
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  17. ^ Melady, John (2009). Canadians in Space: The Forever Frontier. Toronto: Dundurn Press. p. 137. ISBN 978-1-55002-940-6.
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  22. ^ "Featured Alumni". University of Toronto. November 28, 2013.
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