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Come to the Douglas Family Art Centre for a special presentation by former astronaut Julie Payette on November 7 at 7:00 p.m.  Payette will share her personal experiences as a Canadian astronaut and her two space flights, STS-96 (1999) and STS-127 (2009).

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Julie Payette is an astronaut, engineer, scientific broadcaster and corporate director. From 1992 to 2011, Julie Payette worked as an astronaut and flew two missions in space, covering 16.5 million kilometres and 402 orbits of the Earth. She also served many years as CAPCOM (Capsule Communicator) at NASA’s Mission Control Center in Houston, and was Chief Astronaut for the Canadian Space Agency. Following her space career she became active the development of public policies and promotion of science and technology. From 2011 to 2016 she was a scholar at the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington DC, scientific authority for Québec and the United States, and CEO of the Montreal Science Centre. She also served on numerous public and non-profit boards, was a member of the women in sports commission of the International Olympic Committee and produced scientific outreach short  programs on Radio-Canada. Julie Payette served as Canada’s 29th Governor General from 2017 to 2021. Ms. Payette is a member of the Ordre des ingenieurs du Québec and the International Academy of Astronautics. She has obtained an international Baccalaureate from the United World College of the Atlantic, UK, a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering from McGill University, and a Master in Computer Engineering from the University of Toronto. She is a commercial pilot and an accomplished musician. Julie Payette has received many distinctions and holds 28 honorary doctorates. She is a Knight of the Ordre National de Québec and a companion of the Order of Canada.

Admission is by donation. Seating is limited.

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