Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jenni Sidey-Gibbons encourages young people to become junior astronauts!
Media advisory
Longueuil, Quebec, — On , Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jenni Sidey-Gibbons will give a virtual presentation to almost 500 students and their teachers, during which she will encourage them to participate in the Junior Astronauts campaign. She will also talk about her experience during the CSA's astronaut recruitment campaign and about the training she received afterwards.
Media are invited to attend the presentation at the schools listed below.
Media who cannot be there in person, but would like to attend virtually, are asked to contact the CSA's Media Relations Office by email at asc.medias-media.csa@canada.ca by at noon ET.
| What | Who | Time | Address | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presentation about the Junior Astronauts campaign and the Canadian space program | Jenni Sidey-Gibbons, CSA astronaut | 10:00 a.m. PT | Kay Bingham Elementary School 950 Southill Street Kamloops, British Columbia V2B 5M2 |
75 Grade 6 students |
| Delview Secondary School 9111 116 Street Delta, British Columbia V4C 5W8 |
60 Grade 9 students | |||
| 1:00 p.m. ET | Aylesbury Public School 25 Aylesbury Drive Brampton, Ontario L7A 0V3 |
200 Grade 6 students | ||
| June Avenue Public School 30 June Avenue Guelph, Ontario N1H 1H6 |
40 Grade 6 students | |||
| St. Mary's Catholic School 128 William Street West Lorne, Ontario N0L 2P0 |
68 students from grades 4 to 6 |
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