CSA also brings a lunar rover

Canadian Space Agency (CSA) Astronaut Chris Hadfield will present “Living and Working on the International Space Station” at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Family Science Days being hosted in Vancouver, British Columbia this weekend.

The CSA will also join a number of exhibitors showcasing cool science jobs and interesting displays at the AAAS Family Science Days. CSA representatives will share information about what Canada is doing in space and do demonstrations with a JUNO rover, one of the Agency’s terrestrial rover prototypes.

Media representatives are invited to attend but need to register onsite at the Newsroom headquarters upon arrival.

Saturday, February 18, 2012

1. Time: 11:30 a.m. (PST)

What: Presentation: Living and Working on the International Space Station

Who: Chris Hadfield, CSA astronaut

2. Time: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. (PST)

What: JUNO rover demonstrations

Who: CSA representatives

Where: Vancouver Convention Centre West Building, Exhibit Hall 1
1055 Canada Place
Vancouver, British Columbia

About AAAS Family Science Days: http://www.aaas.org/meetings/2012/program/fsd/

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