On Saturday, March 3, from 10:00 am to 12:30 pm, Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut David Saint-Jacques will be at the Claude Robillard Sports Complex for the FIRST Québec robotics competition to cheer on the 5000 or so young participants. The festival, now in its seventh year, is for young people aged 6 to 18.
On Thursday, February 15, the Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, will be joining Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen and 60 Grade 6 students in a pollution awareness activity as part of the Canada from Space Giant Floor Map Program.
On Thursday, February 1, Jeremy Hansen will talk to 700 young Canadians to inspire them to pursue an education in science and technology. He will answer the students' questions during a virtual presentation live from Houston.
To inspire future generations, David Saint-Jacques is taking time out of his busy training schedule to answer questions from young Canadians. On Thursday, January 25, he will give a virtual presentation live from Russia to about 400 high school students.
On January 23 and 29, astronauts on board the International Space Station (ISS) will take part in a spacewalk to replace Canadarm2's second "hand," called a Latching End Effector (LEE).
On December 15, the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, will be at MDA in Brampton, Ontario, to announce investments in the development of robotic technologies for space exploration.
On November 30, 2017, Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut David Saint-Jacques, in partnership with the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), will proudly launch the latest edition of Little Inventors – Inventions for SPACE.
On November 29, Canadian Space Agency astronaut David Saint-Jacques will join scientists and companies from across Canada to announce several Canadian health experiments that will take place during Dr. Saint-Jacques’ mission to the International Space Station (ISS).
On November 15, 2017, Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen will speak to youth about the astronaut job and the importance of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) learning during an event hosted by Canada 2067 in Toronto.