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Julie

Canada

International order n°: 390

Canada astr n°: 8

36th female astronaut of the world.

Personal data:

Birthdate:	20.10.1963
Birthplace:	Montreal / Quebec
Marital status:	married
Children:	two
Selection date:	09.06.1992
Selection group:	CSA-2
Job:	MSP
Status:	active

Space flights:

Ord. num.	Startup spacecraft	Date and time of launch (UT)	Status while launch	Spacecraft of landing	Date and time of landing (UT)	Duration
1	STS-96 (Discovery/26)	10h.49m.43s. May 27, 1999	MS	STS-96 (Discovery/26)	06h.03m.59s. Jun 06, 1999	9d.19h.14m.16s.
2	STS-127 (Endeavour/23)	15 Jul 2009 22h.03m.	MSP	STS-127 (Endeavour/23)	31 Jul 2009 14h 48m	15d 16h 45m
Total duration:						25d.11h.59m.16s.

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Additional information

Bachelor of engineering from McGill University, Montreal, 1986; master of applied science in computer engineering from the University of Toronto, 1988; since 1996 NASA astronaut (MSP); hobbies: Triathlon, skiing, scuba diving, flying, playing the piano; she is a soprano solois and chorister in different choirs; she is fluent in French, English, Italian and conversational in Spanish, German and Russian.

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