Longueuil, Quebec, October 18, 2012—The Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), together with Steve MacLean, President of the CSA, will unveil the space agency's fleet of rovers—pioneer terrestrial versions of the robots that may one day roam the surface of the Moon or Mars.
Media representatives are invited to the event.
Date: Friday, October 19, 2012
Time: 10:30 a.m.
Location:
John H. Chapman Space Centre
6767 Route de l'Aéroport
Saint-Hubert, Quebec
Note: The rover unveiling will take place outside in the Mars simulation terrain, which replicates the surface of the Moon or Mars.
For further information, please contact:
Margaux Stastny
Director of Communications
Office of the Honourable Christian Paradis
Minister of Industry
613-995-9001
Media Relations
Industry Canada
613-943-2502
