Transport Minister Denis Lebel (Roberval-Lac-Saint-Jean, QC) will provide an economic update. The event will be held at Parcours du Cerf, 2500 boul. Fernand-Lafontaine. Call 613-991-0700.
The Canadian Space Agency is contributing a science instrument to NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission, scheduled to launch on November 26, 2011 at 10:02 a.m. Eastern. The CSA will hold a briefing for media and launch event on that day at the Canadian Space Agency, 6767 route de l'Aeroport. Call 450-926-4370.
The 9th edition of the Canadian Space Agency's annual Space Educator Training Event will be held at the John H. Chapman Space Centre. During three days, 150 educators from across Canada will have the opportunity to explore space-related topics. The content discussed during the sessions is curriculum-relevant at the primary and secondary levels. Call 450-926-4370.
After 13 days in orbit, space shuttle Atlantis with its four-astronaut crew is scheduled to land at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday, July 21, 2011 at 5:56 a.m. EDT. This historic moment will mark the end of NASA's Space Shuttle Program. The Canadian Space Agency's Director of Space Exploration Pierre Jean and … Read more
The final flight of the Space Shuttle Atlantis is scheduled for July 8, 2011, at 11:26 a.m. EDT. This will be the last mission of the Space Shuttle program. Atlantis will carry equipment for a new joint NASA-CSA robotic refueling test. The Robotic Refueling Mission is an external International Space Station experiment that will use … Read more
The Canadian Space Agency will hold its first Orbital Debris Workshop since it joined the Inter-Agency Debris Coordination Committee in 2010. This workshop aims at informing and consulting with international experts interested in the subject of human-generated Orbital Debris. The workshop will take place at the Canadian Space Agency, 6767 route de l'Aeroport. Call 450-926-4370.
This second-to-last mission before the Space Shuttle program retires later this year, will mark the Canadaarm's 89th mission into space since it first flew on Shuttle Columbia in 1981. The shuttle holds the Express Logistics Carrier 3 and spare parts for Canadian robots to sustain operations once the it is retired from service. Canadian astronauts … Read more
A press conference highlighting the 50th anniversary of Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin's first space flight will allow journalists an opportunity to interview astronauts aboard the International Space Station. The conference will be held at the Canadian Space Agency, 6767 Route de l'Aeroport. Call 450-926-4370.
Minister of State (Science and Technology) Gary Goodyear, on behalf of Industry Minister Tony Clement, will make an important announcement regarding a future space mission for a Canadian Astronaut (6767 route de l'Aeroport). Call 450-926-4370.
The Liberal Express rolls back through Quebec. Visit http://events.liberal.ca.
