Marc Garneau Quotes

I Wanted To Further My Education, So I Went On To Get A Ph.d. In Electrical Engineering And Came Back And Served About Ten Years In The Canadian Navy As What We Call A Combat Systems Engineer.

Well, My Father Was In The Army And We Traveled Quite A Bit When I Was Growing Up, And I Thought That I Would Like To Have A Military Career, Although I Was Drawn More Towards The Navy.

Canada Has Made A Strong Commitment As A Partner In The International Space Station And, Like The Other Partners, Wishes To See The Assembly Of This Unique Orbiting Laboratory Continue.

Through These Ongoing Activities And Possibly In The Future, A Canadian Will Go Live And Work On The International Space Station And We Will Continue To Make Canadians Proud Of Our Achievements In Space.

I Am Not As Eloquent As Stephane Dion.

I Think There's Going To Be A Very Sudden Shift In People's Perception Of The International Space Station, Because Suddenly It's Going To Look Much, Much Bigger Than It Already Is.

I Went To Military College In Canada And Graduated As An Officer In The Navy But Also As An Engineer.

You're In Orbit Over The Earth. And Suddenly It's Very, Very Quiet. It's Dramatic. You Realize You're Floating In The Straps In Your Chair. And You Take Off Your Seat Belt And Float Over To The Window And Look Out, And You Realize, "i'm Not Looking At A Picture, Here." I Couldn't Process It All. Even If I Forget Everything Else In My Life, That Will Stay With Me, Burned Into My Brain Until The Day I Die.

The Most Fun To Do In The Weightlessness Is Going Down The Ladder Headfirst, Walking On The Ceiling, Chasing After M&m's That You Throw Up Into The Air - They're Just Bouncing Around All Over The Place And You Go Around Like A Fish Eating Them. I Often Tell Kids That When You Go Into Space And Experience Weightlessness, The Serious Adult In You Gives Way To The Child You Used To Be, Who Had Imagination, Who Had No Bounds On What Was Possible.

I'd Really Love To Go For A Fourth Trip Into Space With Maybe Mr. Duceppe And Mr. Boisclair, And I Am Convinced, I Am Convinced That After Such A Trip, Quebec Sovereignty Will No Longer Be An Issue. Space Travel Affects Us That Much.

It Is A Challenge To Have Your Launch Date Slip Continuously.

New Standards For Safety Are Now In Place And Canada Has Helped Provide Tools And Techniques That Were Needed. Technologies Like These Are Innovative And Represent Great Achievements For Us.