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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