Vancouver, British Columbia, March 30, 2010 - Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Chris Hadfield and NASA astronaut Stan Love will be at the Centre for Aquaculture and Environmental Research on Wednesday, March 31, 2010.
Astronauts will be training to qualify as pilots with the Pavilion Lake Research Project for a series of deep-diving submersibles called 'DeepWorkers'. DeepWorker submersibles are built and owned by Nuytco Research Ltd. based in North Vancouver. This training is in connection with an on-going research programme at Pavilion Lake, in British Columbia, where the underwater scientific operations provide a learning opportunity for understanding how to work in hostile and challenging environments.
Media are invited for a special photo-opportunity.
Wednesday, March 31
When:
12:30 to 1:00 pm pacific time - Interviews with astronauts
1:00 to 2:00 pm pacific time - PHOTO-OPPORTUNITY
- Astronauts prepare for dive. (No interference with the astronauts or trainers will be permitted.)
2:00 to 2:30 pm pacific time - Tour of the facility
Who:
- Canadian Space Agency astronaut Chris Hadfield
- NASA astronaut Stan Love
- Darlene Lim, Pavilion Lake Research Project Principal Investigator
- Jeff Heaton, Nuytco Submersible Operation's Manager
- Dr. Scott McKinley, CAER Program Director
Where:
Centre for Aquaculture and Environmental Research (CAER)
4160 Marine Drive
West Vancouver, BC
– 30 –
For more information:
Canadian Space Agency
Media Relations' Office
Phone: (450) 926-4370
www.asc-csa.gc.ca
Donnie Reid
Pavilion Lake Research Project
Phone: (604) 813-5801
www.pavilionlake.com
Jeff Heaton
Nuytco Submersible Operations
Phone: (604) 980-6262
www.nuytco.com
