Status: Retired
10/20/1963 –
Nationality: Canadian
Type: Government
First Flight: 5/27/1999
Last Flight: 7/15/2009
Julie Payette CC CMM COM CQ CD (born October 20, 1963) is the current Governor General of Canada, the 29th since Canadian Confederation. Before assuming office, she was a businesswoman, former member of the Canadian Astronaut Corps, and engineer. 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.
Canadian Space Agency
Type: Government
Abbreviation: CSA
Founded: 1990
Country: CAN
The Canadian Space Agency was established by the Canadian Space Agency Act which received Royal Assent on May 10, 1990.
The Canadian space program is administered by the Canadian Space Agency. Canada has contributed technology, expertise and personnel to the world space effort, especially in collaboration with ESA and NASA. In addition to its astronauts and satellites, some of the most notable Canadian technological contributions to space exploration include the Canadarm on the Space Shuttle and Canadarm2 on the International Space Station.
