Tomorrow, January 14, 2020; Canadian Space Agency astronauts David Saint-Jacques and Joshua Kutryk will help unveil the new space-themed Véhicube, which is part of the Grand défi Pierre Lavoie's School Tour.
Today, Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronauts Jenni Sidey-Gibbons and Joshua Kutryk celebrated the end of their basic training, along with their NASA classmates, during a ceremony at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Their class was the first to be supervised by a Canadian astronaut, Jeremy Hansen.
On January 10, 2020, Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronauts Jenni Sidey-Gibbons and Joshua Kutryk will graduate from NASA's astronaut basic training during a ceremony at Johnson Space Center in Houston.
On December 11, Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jenni Sidey-Gibbons will give a virtual presentation to more than 130 students and their teachers. She will encourage them to participate in the Junior Astronauts campaign. She will also talk about her experience during the CSA's astronaut recruitment campaign and about the training she received afterwards.
On December 4, 2019, Jamie Sevigny, project management engineer at the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), will present the Junior Astronauts campaign to the media and answer their questions during a virtual conference.
On November 27, Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Joshua Kutryk will give a virtual presentation to 350 students and their teachers. He will encourage them to participate in the Junior Astronauts campaign while talking about his job as an astronaut.
On November 21, as part of the Junior Astronauts campaign, Danielle Cormier, Mission Controller at the Canadian Space Agency Robotics Mission Control Centre, will challenge some 230 young Canadians to discover what it takes to become an astronaut. She will also talk about the wide range of career opportunities in the space sector and answer students' questions.
On November 21, 2019, almost a year after he launched to space, Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut David Saint-Jacques will be back in Ottawa, at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum.