Canadian Space Agency Astronaut Recruitment Campaign: Astronaut Jeremy Hansen invites journalists to try out one of the tests candidates will go through

Longueuil, Quebec, March 7, 2017 — On Thursday, March 9, Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen will give a demonstration of one of the aptitude tests the candidates will go through.

Media representatives are invited to attend the demonstration and will get a chance to try out the test themselves.

If you wish to attend, please register no later than 12 p.m. on March 8, 2017, by contacting the CSA Media Relations team at ASC.Medias-Media.CSA@canada.ca or at 450-926-4370. If you do not register by that time, you will not be granted access to the event.

Date: March 9, 2017

Time:

You must arrive by 9:00 a.m. AST for confirmation of registration and security check.
Latecomers will not be admitted.
Event starts at 10:00 a.m. AST.

Who: Jeremy Hansen, CSA astronaut

Where: Halifax (precise location will be provided upon registration)

The event will be streamed on our Facebook page later in the morning.

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