Canada Has Made A Strong Commitment As

In 1983, Nasa Invited Canada To Fly Three Payload Specialists, In Part Because We Had Contributed The Robotic Arm That Is Used On The Shuttle.

I Like The Opportunity To Travel The World And Work In Close Company With Other People.

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.

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.

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.