Minister Champagne to announce the Canadian Space Agency astronaut who will fly around the Moon
Media advisory
March 31, 2023 – Ottawa, Ontario
The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, will join NASA and Canadian Space Agency (CSA) leadership in Houston to announce the names of the astronauts assigned to the Artemis II Moon mission. Canada will make history when a CSA astronaut flies around the Moon as part of Artemis II, the first crewed mission to the Moon since the Apollo missions.
Minister Champagne and CSA Vice-President, Mary Preville, will hold a media availability by teleconference to provide an update of this historic announcement.
Date: Monday April 3rd 2023, 2:10 pm (Central Daylight Time) / 3:10 pm (Eastern Daylight Time)
Members of the media are asked to contact ISED Media Relations at media@ised-isde.gc.ca to receive the dial-in information.
Event at NASA Johnson Space Center – Ellington Field
| Time | What | Who | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday, April 3, 2023 | |||
10:00 am CDT 11:00 am EDT |
Artemis II crew announcement event in Houston |
The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Mary Preville, Vice-President, Space Program Policy CSA astronaut assigned to Artemis II |
Ellington Field – Johnson Space Center The event will be broadcasted on NASA TV and streamed on the CSA’s YouTube channel and Facebook page |
2:10 pm CDT 3:10 pm EDT |
Media callback |
The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Mary Preville, Vice-President, Space Program Policy |
Members of the media are asked to contact ISED Media Relations at media@ised-isde.gc.ca to receive the dial-in information. |
Event at CSA headquarters
| Time | What | Who | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
Monday, April 3, 2023 |
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| Time | What | Who | Where |
9:50 am CDT 10:50 am EDT |
Artemis II crew announcement event, including NASA live broadcast, at the CSA |
Lisa Campbell, CSA President The Honorable Marc Garneau, retired CSA astronaut Kumudu Jinadasa, Program Lead, Astronauts, Life Sciences and Space Medicine |
John H. Chapman Space Centre |
Note to Media
All interview requests for the CSA astronaut assigned to Artemis II and/or CSA leadership and experts, in Canada or in Houston, must be coordinated with the CSA Media Relations Office.
Interview requests for Minister Champagne must be coordinated directly with his office.
Media are also invited to join CSA President, Lisa Campbell, and the Honourable Marc Garneau, first Canadian to fly to space, at CSA headquarters for this historic event at the time and location below. CSA experts will be on site and available for interviews.
Time: 9:50 am CDT (10:50 am EDT)
Location: John H. Chapman Space Centre
6767 Route de l'Aéroport
Borough of St-Hubert
Longueuil, Quebec
J3Y 8Y9
Contacts
Canadian Space Agency
Media Relations Office
Telephone: 450-926-4370
Website: www.asc-csa.gc.ca
Email: asc.medias-media.csa@asc-csa.gc.ca
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Laurie Bouchard
Communications Director
Office of the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry
laurie.bouchard@ised-isde.gc.ca
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Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
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