Media Advisory - Amateur radio contact between David Saint-Jacques and students in Yellowknife and Saskatoon

LONGUEUIL, QC, May 24, 2019 /CNW/ - As part of the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program, on May 27, 2019, Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut David Saint‑Jacques will connect with elementary and secondary school students and answer their questions live from the International Space Station.

ARISS is an international program aimed at inspiring students worldwide to pursue studies in science, technology, engineering and mathematics through amateur radio communications opportunities with the International Space Station crew. During David Saint‑Jacques' mission, Radio Amateurs of Canada hopes to establish as many as 20 contacts between the astronaut and youth in Canada and around the world.

Media are invited to attend these events.

	Yellowknife, NWT	Saskatoon, SK
Date:	May 27, 2019	May 27, 2019
Time:	1:00 p.m. MT – Activity begins 1:44 p.m. MT – Contact with David Saint-Jacques begins	2:18 p.m. CT – Activity begins 3:18 p.m. CT – Contact with David Saint-Jacques begins
What:	Amateur radio contact between Earth and space	Amateur radio contact between Earth and space
Who:	David Saint-Jacques, CSA astronaut 270 students from kindergarten to grade 8	David Saint-Jacques, CSA astronaut 200 students from grades 6 to 12
Where:	Mildred Hall School 5408 Franklin Avenue Yellowknife, NWT  X1A 1E5	Walter Murray Collegiate Institute 1905 Preston Avenue S Saskatoon, SK  S7J 2E7

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