Longueuil, Quebec, September 13, 2004 - The Canadian Space Agency will be announcing its participation in NASA's next space telescope during a press conference held at EMS Space & Technology in Ottawa on Thursday, September 16, 2004. Officials from the National Research Council of Canada's Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics and NASA will also be commenting on the US $1.5-billion project. Guest speakers: Dr. Virendra Jha, Vice-President, Canadian Space Agency Mr. Alan Haase, Senior Vice-President and General Manager, EMS Space & Technology Dr. John Hutchings, Manager, Space Astronomy Projects, Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics (NRC) Mr. Phil Sabelhaus, Project Manager, NASA DATE: Thursday, September 16 TIME: 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. LOCATION: EMS Space & Technology 1725 Woodward Drive Ottawa, Ontario K2C 0P9 Tel: (613) 727-1771 - 30 - For more information, please contact: Carole Duval Communications Advisor Media Relations Canadian Space Agency Media line: (450) 926-4370 Direct line: (450) 926-4972 E-mail: carole.duval@space.gc.ca
