Montreal, Quebec, March 7, 2008 – Media representatives are invited to attend special events and media briefings during mission STS-123, which will carry Dextre Canada's 2-armed robot to the International Space Station. CSA spokespersons will be available for interviews during this mission.
Time, dates and events given here are subject to change without prior notice. Please contact the Media Relations team to confirm the schedule.
At NASA – in Florida
What: Dextre Media Briefing
Where: NASA Media Center at Kennedy Space Center, Florida
When: Sunday, March 9, 2008, 13:00 (Note that we move our clocks forward by one hour on Sunday)
Who: CSA spokesperson: Pierre Jean, Acting Program Manager, Canadian Space Station Program
At CSA – Saint-Hubert, Quebec
What: STS-123 Launch and Dextre details
When: Tuesday, March 11, 2008, 02:28
Where: CSA Conference Room – Saint-Hubert, Quebec
Who: Danielle Cormier, CSA Mission Controller
What: Dextre Media Briefing
When: Tuesday, March 11, 2008, 10:30
Where: CSA Conference Room – Saint-Hubert, Quebec
Who: Andrew Keenan - CSA Operations Lead for Dextre, Danielle Cormier - CSA Mission Controller
For more information on Dextre and mission STS-123, please visit the Canadian Space Agency website at Canadian Space Agency or the FTP site: ftp://ftp-dextre.space.gc.ca/pub/.
To schedule interviews with spokespersons, please contact the Media Relations team by telephone at 450-926-4370.
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For more information:
CSA Media Relations Office
Canadian Space Agency
Telephone: (450) 926-4370
www.space.gc.ca
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