Dec 17, 2018   SOURCE: PR NewsWire

Media Advisory - Story Time from Space with Canadian Space Agency Astronaut David Saint-Jacques

LONGUEUIL, QC, Dec. 17, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ - On December 18, during a space-to-Earth connection with astronaut David Saint-Jacques, the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) will launch a space-themed e-book. This initiative aims to encourage interest in space, learning and reading at a young age.

David Lametti, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, along with students from Saint-Jacques' elementary school, will participate in the event, which will feature the Canadian astronaut reading the e?book aloud live from the International Space Station.

Media representatives are invited to the event. Those who cannot attend can watch it on the Canadian Space Agency's YouTube channel.

                        Date:     
            December 18, 2018




                        Time:     
            10:30 a.m. ET




                        What:              Story time from space with David
                                            Saint-Jacques




                        Who:               David Lametti, Parliamentary
                                            Secretary to the Minister of
                                            Innovation, Science and Economic
                                            Development




                                           David Saint-Jacques, CSA astronaut




                                           125 students from Des Saints-Anges
                                            School, Saint-Lambert, Quebec




                        Where:    
            Canadian Space Agency


                                           John H. Chapman Space Centre


                                  
            6767 Route de l'Aeroport


                                  
            Saint-Hubert, Quebec


                                  
            J3Y 8Y9

For details on the mission, visit the Canadian Space Agency website.

Website: http://asc-csa.gc.ca
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SOURCE Canadian Space Agency