Media Advisory - Everything you always wanted to know about rovers!

LONGUEUIL, QC, Nov. 5, 2020 /CNW Telbec/ - Engineers from the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) will be available today to answer any questions that the public might have about the CSA's rovers.

These rovers are the grandparents of the robots that may one day explore the surface of new worlds, acting as eyes and ears for scientists, or even working hand-in-hand with astronauts as robotic helpers.

To participate, go to the CSA's Twitter page: the link to the Reddit page will be tweeted at 12:30 p.m.

     Date:  
      November 5, 2020




     Time:  
      1:30 p.m. ET




     What:     Reddit Ask Me Anything (AMA) about the CSA's
                rovers




     Who:                 Team of engineers from the CSA




              Pierre Allard, robotics engineer, specialized
                in ground control systems 
            Chantelle
                Dubois, computer engineer 
            Sébastien
                Gemme, robotics engineer, specialized in
                software and computer vision 
            David
                Gingras, robotics engineer, specialized in
                guidance, navigation and control
                Natasha Jackson, robotics engineer,
                specialized in mechanics 
            Tom
                Lamarche, robotics engineer, specialized in
                electronics 
            Martin Picard, senior
                robotics engineer




     Where:    The Canadian Space Agency's Reddit page

Useful links

    --  About the rovers
    --  B-roll (FTP site)
    --  Infographic - Juno, a rugged, all-terrain rover
    --  Lunar Exploration Analogue Deployment

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SOURCE Canadian Space Agency