It's only when you're flying above it that you realize how incredible the Earth really is.

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The student develops an analytical as well as finely blended character. He is able to...

The student develops an analytical as well as finely blended character. He is able to...

Polytechnique is a school whose multidisciplinary, very high scientific level curriculum is invaluable.

Polytechnique is a school whose multidisciplinary, very high scientific level curriculum is invaluable.

I've been as a pilot involved in the Gulf War. And then, in the No-Fly...

I've been as a pilot involved in the Gulf War. And then, in the No-Fly...

Since there always has to be a certain number of astronauts manning the station at...

Since there always has to be a certain number of astronauts manning the station at...

We also had to bring with us some desired scientific equipment over to the station...

We also had to bring with us some desired scientific equipment over to the station...

And, you run also video because to fly this arm, you're relying mostly on some...

And, you run also video because to fly this arm, you're relying mostly on some...

And everything stopped quite rapidly because I knew that nobody in Europe was able to...

And everything stopped quite rapidly because I knew that nobody in Europe was able to...

I think doing something of your life is something that you've got deep inside, whether...

I think doing something of your life is something that you've got deep inside, whether...

Especially when I first really started to work with Kenneth and Franklin, who had been...

Especially when I first really started to work with Kenneth and Franklin, who had been...

I think that witnessing ecological problems visible from space is one of the new and...

I think that witnessing ecological problems visible from space is one of the new and...

So it's, I think it's quite, quite unique to fly with somebody with so much...

So it's, I think it's quite, quite unique to fly with somebody with so much...

The last thing, and the only one that you cannot physically train for, is the...

The last thing, and the only one that you cannot physically train for, is the...

I had been here five years already, training very hard, learning about the systems, the...

I had been here five years already, training very hard, learning about the systems, the...

So, it takes a lot of chance and luck. I mean I was lucky enough...

So, it takes a lot of chance and luck. I mean I was lucky enough...

It's, I mean, for me, it's the same as training with my crewmembers. We share...

It's, I mean, for me, it's the same as training with my crewmembers. We share...

And, I think, as a kid, I had a strong motivation to do something of...

And, I think, as a kid, I had a strong motivation to do something of...

Yes, I see the Mobile Base System really is the shoulder of the arm. The...

Yes, I see the Mobile Base System really is the shoulder of the arm. The...

Shortly afterwards, I did a third one to repair the robotic arm of the station....

Shortly afterwards, I did a third one to repair the robotic arm of the station....

So, for me, I make no difference whether I'm training with my shuttle crew or...

So, for me, I make no difference whether I'm training with my shuttle crew or...

This mission was the project of a decade's work.

This mission was the project of a decade's work.