Media Advisory - Two Canadian astronauts to graduate with their NASA astronaut class

LONGUEUIL, QC, Dec. 19, 2019 /CNW Telbec/ - On January 10, 2020, Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronauts Jenni Sidey-Gibbons and Joshua Kutryk will graduate from NASA's astronaut basic training during a ceremony at Johnson Space Center in Houston.

Selected in 2017 by the CSA, Jenni and Joshua took this training with their NASA classmates under the supervision of CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen. It was the first class to be supervised by a Canadian astronaut.

Media are invited to watch the graduation ceremony live on NASA's website. Those who wish to attend in person are asked to contact Johnson Space Center's newsroom at 281-483?5111 by December 27, 2019, at 5:00 p.m. ET, in order to begin NASA's accreditation process.

Our astronauts will be available for interviews on Friday, January 10, in the afternoon. To request an interview, please send an email to asc.medias-media.csa@canada.ca by January 7, 2020, at 5:00 p.m. ET.

                        Date:     
            January 10, 2020




                        Time:     
            10:30 a.m. ET




                        What:              Two CSA astronauts among
                                            those graduating from
                                            NASA's astronaut basic
                                            training program




                        Who:               Jenni Sidey-Gibbons, CSA
                                            astronaut
                                  Joshua Kutryk, CSA astronaut
                                  Jeremy Hansen, CSA astronaut




                        Where:    
            On NASA Live

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SOURCE Canadian Space Agency