Marc Garneau famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

I like the opportunity to travel the world and work in close company with other people.
-- Marc Garneau

#Opportunity #People #World
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.
-- Marc Garneau

#Hands #Canada #Three
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.
-- Marc Garneau

#Thinking #Space #People
I am not as eloquent as Stephane Dion.
-- Marc Garneau

#Eloquent #Eloquence
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.
-- Marc Garneau

#Space #Achievement #Ongoing
The space industry is developing and delivering benefits that tie into our immediate needs and priorities here on Earth-for example, medical and materials research, and satellite communications.
-- Marc Garneau

#Communication #Space #Ties
Canada's a huge country, so to be able to unite the country through communication satellite technology or to be able to observe it through remote sensing technology from space is a natural fit for a country like Canada.
-- Marc Garneau

#Country #Communication #Technology
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.
-- Marc Garneau

#Technology #Safety #Achievement
Canada and space are a natural fit.
-- Marc Garneau

#Europe #Space #Canada
We have played a critical role in meeting the new safety standards. The Canadian space industry contributed new tools that make the inspection of the space shuttle possible.
-- Marc Garneau

#Space #Safety #Roles
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.
-- Marc Garneau

#Growing Up #Father #Military
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.
-- Marc Garneau

#Engineering #Years #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.
-- Marc Garneau

#Strong #Commitment #Unique
It is a challenge to have your launch date slip continuously.
-- Marc Garneau

#Dating #Challenges
I went to military college in Canada and graduated as an officer in the Navy but also as an engineer.
-- Marc Garneau

#Graduation #Military #College
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.
-- Marc Garneau

#Issues #Space #Quebec

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