Julie Payette
- January 4, 2024
- Astronaut
Quick Facts
Julie Payette Biography
| Name | Julie Payette |
| Birthday | Oct 20 |
| Birth Year | 1963 |
| Place Of Birth | Montreal |
| Birth Country | Canada |
| Birth Sign | Libra |
| Parents | André Payette, Jacqueline Payette |
| Spouse | William Flynn |
| Children(s) | Laurier Payette Flynn |
Julie Payette is one of the most popular and richest Astronaut who was born on October 20, 1963 in Montreal, Canada. Chief Astronaut for the Canadian Space Agency from 2001 until 2007. She was part of NASA’s STS Missions 96 and 127. She was elected governor general in 2017. was governor- general of Canada.
She as well as She and Rick Husband were both aboard the STS-96 Discovery. were both on their respective ships, the STS-96 Discovery.
Julie Payette CC CMM COM CQ CD (French pronunciation: [ʒyli pajɛt] ; born October 20, 1963) is a Canadian engineer, scientist and former astronaut who has been governor general of Canada since 2017, the 29th officeholder since Canadian Confederation.
During her schooling, between 1986 and 1988, Payette also 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.
She was married to the test pilot William Flynn and they had one son together.
Julie Payette Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Astronaut |
| House | Living in own house. |
Julie Payette is one of the richest Astronaut from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Julie Payette 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
She worked as an engineer in systems for IBM and then attended Toronto’s University of Toronto for graduate school.
She was a space pilot on two missions, and was also a CAPCOM (Capsule Communications Officer) for the city of Houston.
Payette was born on October 20, 1963, in Montreal, Quebec, and lived in the Ahuntsic neighbourhood, attending Collège Mont-Saint-Louis and Collège Regina Assumpta. In 1982 she completed an International Baccalaureate diploma at the United World College of the Atlantic in South Wales, United Kingdom.
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Who is Julie Payette Dating?
According to our records, Julie Payette married to William Flynn. As of December 1, 2023, Julie Payette’s is not dating anyone.
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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. Payette completed the initial astronaut training in April 1998.
Facts & Trivia
Julie Ranked on the list of most popular Astronaut. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Julie Payette celebrates birthday on October 20 of every year.
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. 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.
What was Julie Payette known for?
She completed two spaceflights, STS-96 and STS-127, and has logged more than 25 days in space. She also served as capsule communicator at NASA Mission Control Center in Houston and from 2000 to 2007 as CSA’s chief astronaut.
Who was the first Canadian in space?
October 5-13, 1984. Astronaut Marc Garneau becomes the first Canadian in space on mission STS-41G aboard Challenger. As a Payload Specialist, he is responsible for CANEX -1, a set of Canadian experiments. On this mission, Canadarm is operated for the ninth time on a space shuttle flight.
How old is Julie Payette?
58 years (October 20, 1963)
How long was Julie Payette in space?
25d 11h 58m
How do you become a CSA astronaut?
Qualifications. The CSA generally recruits astronauts who have degrees as scientists, engineers and/or medical doctors. In addition to being Canadian citizens or residents, candidates must meet certain physical standards (including height, weight, hearing and visual acuity) as well as educational requirements.