Media Advisory - Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques to give virtual presentation to over 1,000 Canadian students

LONGUEUIL, QC, Oct. 4, 2018 /CNW/ - On October 4, 2018, as part of World Space Week, Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut David Saint-Jacques will give a virtual presentation to over 1,000 students from all over Canada.

Live from Baikonur, Kazakhstan, where he is acting as a backup astronaut for the crew that will soon fly to the International Space Station, he will talk to students about his space mission and his training.

Media representatives are invited to go to one of the participating schools or to watch the event live on the Canadian Space Agency's YouTube channel.

Date: October 4, 2018

Presentation in English

Time	Address	Participants
12:30 pm ADT	Bonar Law Memorial School 197 Main Street Rexton, NB  E4W 2A9	140 students (Grades 9 to 12)
11:30 am EDT	Courtland Park International School 1075 Wolfe Street Saint-Bruno, QC  J3V 3K6	55 students (Grade 5)
10:30 am CDT	Christ the King School 12 Lennox Avenue Winnipeg, MB  R2M 1A6	40 students (Grades 6 to 8)
9:30 am CST	Greenall High School Box 70, Hyde Street Balgonie, SK  S0G 0E0	180 students (Grade 9)

Presentation in French

Time	Address	Participants
1:00 pm ADT	École acadienne de Truro 50 Aberdeen Street Truro, NS  B2N 4V3	137 students (Grades 3 to 11)
1:00 pm ADT	Mosaïque du Nord 385 Des Pionniers Avenue Balmoral, NB  E8E 1B2	100 students (Grade 4, 6 and 7)
12:00 pm EDT	École Fernand-Seguin 2590 Biencourt Street Quebec City, QC  G1V 1H3	427 students (kindergarten to Grade 6)
11:00 am CDT	École Roméo-Dallaire 81 Quail Ridge Road Winnipeg, MB  R2Y 2A9	86 students (Grades 4 to 9)
9:00 am PDT	École Pauline Johnson 1150 22nd Street West Vancouver, BC  V7V 4C4	140 students (Grades 4 to 7)

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