Media Advisory - New attempt: Amateur radio contact between David Saint-Jacques and Quebec City students

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Media Advisory - New attempt: Amateur radio contact between David Saint-Jacques and Quebec City students

Canada NewsWire

QUEBEC CITY, April 18, 2019 /CNW Telbec/ - As a result of today's contact failure of the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program, Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut David Saint‑Jacques will connect with students from Saint-Sacrement International School on April 18, 2019 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. Those who cannot be there in person can listen to the live conversation with David Saint-Jacques starting at 2:05 p.m. ET.

 

Date:

April 18, 2019



Time:

2:05 p.m. ET – Contact with David Saint-Jacques begins



What:

Amateur radio contact between Earth and space



Who:

David Saint-Jacques, CSA astronaut
350 students from kindergarten to Grade 6 at
Saint-Sacrement International School



Where:

Saint-Sacrement International School
1430 Chemin Sainte-Foy
Quebec City, Quebec  G1S 2N7

 

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SOURCE Canadian Space Agency

View original content: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/April2019/18/c7392.html

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