Launching Children's Space Inventions

Ottawa, Quebec, November 28, 2017 — On November 30, 2017, Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut David Saint-Jacques, in partnership with the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), will proudly launch the latest edition of Little Inventors – Inventions for SPACE. This is an amazing Canada-wide initiative that challenges children to come up with ingenious ideas that could be developed into an invention to make life in space easier and more fun. The best inventions will be turned into prototypes by Canada’s expert manufacturers and artisans.

Date:
November 30, 2017

Time:
12:45 p.m. (EST)

What:
Launch of Little Inventors – Inventions for SPACE

Who:
David Saint-Jacques, Canadian Space Agency astronaut
Dominic Wilcox, Chief Inventor, Little Inventors
Class of Grade 6 students from St. Patrick School

Where:
Canada Aviation and Space Museum
11 Aviation Pkwy
Ottawa, Ontario K1K 2X5

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Contact information:
Canadian Space Agency
Media Relations Office
Telephone: 450-926-4370
Website: http://asc-csa.gc.ca
Email: ASC.Medias-Media.CSA@canada.ca  
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NSERC media relations
Lucy Lai
Media and Public Affairs Officer
Communications, Corporate and International Affairs Directorate
Tel.: 613-996-2341
E-mail: media@nserc-crsng.gc.ca