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Old 21-11-17, 09:56 PM
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Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, received her RCAF astronaut flying badge (astronaut wings) on November 10, 2017.

She first wore her wings during Remembrance Day ceremonies on November 11, 2017 on her RCAF uniform. Though she did not serve in the Canadian Armed Forces(CAF) she is allowed to wear a CAF uniform as she is the Commander-in-Chief of the Canada.

Her spaceflights aboard OV-103 Discovery during STS-96 which launched May 27, 1999 and her 2nd spaceflight aboard OV-105 Endeavour during STS-129 which launched on July 15, 2009 qualified her to wear the RCAF Astronaut Flying Badge.

NASA allows all members of the astronaut corps to wear civilian astronaut wings on their NASA uniforms, allowing Lieutenant-Colonel Joshua Kutryk and Colonel Jeremy Hansen the option of wearing either their military pilot wings, or civilian astronaut wings until they complete their first spaceflight.

http://www.rcaf-arc.forces.gc.ca/en/...wings/j9u7sgmw

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