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.

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.

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.

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.

I went to military college in Canada and graduated as an officer in the Navy but also as an engineer.

Canada and space are a natural fit.

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.

It is a challenge to have your launch date slip continuously.

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.

Loneliness is a poison, but aloneness is a catalyst.

You are people with a present and with a future. Don't muff the ball. Be excellent.

What’s your poison or should I just waste my money by guessing something you probably won’t even drink? I’d much rather get you something you like.

Division has done more to hide Christ from the view of men than all the infidelity that has ever been spoken.

There can be no higher enjoyment found in this world that is found in pulling souls out of the fire and bringing them to Christ.

It is the youngest in the family who tends to the elders to learn about the sacredness of life and the beauty of death.

The love of freedom has been the quality of Western man.

Make room for the Lord in your homes and in your hearts, and He will be your companion. He will be by your side.

The power of the individual is as powerful as the universe is infinite.

We must reacquaint ourselves with the biblical weight of the problem that we less-than-perfect human beings contend with in the face of a holy and righteous God.