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

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

And everything stopped quite rapidly because I knew that nobody in Europe was able to go to space. It was the privilege of being either American or Russian.

And, you run also video because to fly this arm, you're relying mostly on some external camera views that may be coming from the arm itself or from the station.

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

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

So, for me, I make no difference whether I'm training with my shuttle crew or the Expedition crew. Of course, I think I want to take more care of the Expedition crew, because they're going to stay there for a long time.