Astronaut Julie Payette in the Newtsuit

1996-04-02 - Canadian Space Agency astronaut Julie Payette enters the Newtsuit , a hard-shell underwater diving suit, and prepares for a dive of 120 feet to the wreck of HMCS CHAUDIERE off Sechelt Inlet, B.C. Payette performed the ocean dive after completing a one-month Newtsuit pilot trainig course at International Hard Suits Inc. in North Vancouver, B.C. Julie Payette was the first woman to successfully complete the Newtsuit course and the first woman to pilot the Newtsuit in open water. (Credit: Canadian Space Agency)