Aug 31, 2018   SOURCE: PR NewsWire

Media Advisory - Countdown to David Saint-Jacques' Mission Expedition 58/59 Crew Press Conference

LONGUEUIL, QC, Aug. 31, 2018 /CNW/ - Less than four months before the launch of Expedition 58/59, of which Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut David Saint-Jacques is a member, media are invited to attend the crew press conference. The conference will be held at the Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston and will be broadcast live at the CSA. David Saint-Jacques and the other crewmembers will answer the media's questions via NASA TV.
Journalists at the CSA event will be able to participate in the question period.
Also, since Canadian robotics play a fundamental role in current space missions, media representatives will have the opportunity to try out the Canadarm2 simulator with astronaut Jeremy Hansen.

Media members who are unable to go to the CSA can watch the press conference live on the CSA's YouTube channel.

IMPORTANT:
Spots have been reserved for telephone interview opportunities with David Saint-Jacques. If you would like to conduct an interview, please contact the media relations team at asc.medias-media.csa@canada.ca no later than Wednesday, September 5, at 12:00 pm ET. 

    Date:                     Thursday, September 6, 2018


    Time:                      12:45 pm ET: Photo opportunity
                               and Canadarm2 operation
                               simulation
                               2:00 pm ET: Press conference
                               and question period
                               3:15 pm ET: Telephone
                               interviews with David Saint-
                               Jacques


    What:                      Crew press conference live from
                               the JSC


    Who:                       David Saint-Jacques, CSA
                               astronaut
                              Jeremy Hansen, CSA astronaut
                               Ken Podwalski, the CSA's ISS
                               program director
                              Anne C. McClain, NASA astronaut
                               Oleg Kononenko, Roscosmos
                               cosmonaut


    Where:                    Canadian Space Agency
                              6767 Route de l'Aéroport
                              Saint-Hubert, Quebec  J3Y 8Y9

For more information on the mission, go to http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/missions/expedition58-59/default.asp.

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Email: ASC.Medias-Media.CSA@canada.ca
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SOURCE Canadian Space Agency