Two Female Astronauts Of Canada In Space

Two female Canadians have flown into space. One is Robert Bondar, another is Julie Payette. 

Robert Bondar became the Canada's first woman in space when she flew on the shuttle Discovery on Jan. 22, 1992. When she was a child she was dreaming of space so her favorite subjects at school were science and mathematics. Her family supported her a lot. Her father built a laboratory for her science experiments in their basement. He also taught her how to take black and white pictures. After high school, Bondar went to the University of Guelph and then continued her education at different universities. Bondar cares deeply about the environment of our planet. Bondar recently photographed all 41 of Canada's national parks to document and celebrate the beauty of the planet. 

Julie Payette was Canada's second woman who flew in space. She got International Baccalaureate (1982) from the United World College of the Atlantic in Wales, UK. Bachelor of Engineering, Electrical (1986) cum laude from McGill University, Montreal. Master of Applied Science - Computer Engineering (1990) from the University of Toronto. on Discovery from May 27 to June 6, 1999. Payette enjoys running, skiing, racquet sports and scuba diving. She has a commercial pilot license with float rating. She is fluent in French and English, and can converse in Spanish, Italian, Russian and German. Payette flew on Space Shuttle Discovery from May 27 to June 6, 1999 as a crewmember of STS-96. In July 2009, she became the first Canadian woman to return to space when she served as the flight engineer on the crew of STS-127. A veteran of two space flights, she has logged over 611 hours in space.