In 1983, Nasa Invited Canada To Fly

I Am Not As Eloquent As Stephane Dion.

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.

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.

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.