/R E P E A T -- Media Advisory - MP Kate Young to Meet with Next Generation of Planetary Space Explorers at Western University/ Français
LONGUEUIL, QC, Nov. 1, 2016 /CNW Telbec/ - From now to November 18, 2016, the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) is leading CanMars 2016, a Mars sample return simulation mission set in the Utah desert, one of the most realistic "planetary exploration" settings accessible on Earth.
From the science operations centre at Western University, a science team comprising students and researchers from five Canadian universities, as well as international partner space agencies and universities, will be working with the CSA to successfully complete the mission.
On November 2, the CSA and Western University will host a media technical briefing on the mission.
Following the briefing, Kate Young, Member of Parliament for London West, will tour the university's operations centre and meet with students taking part in the mission.
Media representatives are invited to attend.
| Date: |
November 2, 2016 |
| Time: |
9:00 a.m. (EDT) |
| What: |
Media technical briefing available on CSA Facebook Live |
| Photo-op with London West MP Kate Young: Tour of operations control room |
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| Who: |
London West MP Kate Young |
| Dr. Tim Haltigin |
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| Senior Mission Scientist – Planetary Exploration |
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| Dr. Gordon Osinski, Associate Professor & NSERC/MDA/CSA/CEMI |
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| Industrial Research Chair in Earth and Space Exploration |
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| Depts. of Earth Sciences, Physics & Astronomy |
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| Western University |
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| Dr. Raymond Francis |
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| Scientific Software Application Engineer |
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| Jet Propulsion Laboratory / NASA |
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| Elise Harrington |
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| M.Sc. Candidate – Department of Earth Sciences |
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| Centre for Planetary and Science Exploration |
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| Western University |
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| Where: |
Physics and Astronomy Building, Room 100 |
| Western University |
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| 1151 Richmond St., London, ON N6A 3K7 |
Facebook: Watch the livestream of the event here.
More information about the CSA's Mars sample return simulation mission.
Technical Briefing PowerPoint presentation (will be available as of 9 a.m. on November 2)
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SOURCE Canadian Space Agency
Canadian Space Agency, Media Relations Office, Telephone: 450-926-4370, Website: http://asc-csa.gc.ca, Email: [email protected]
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