Space Station Partners News Conference to Discuss Yearlong Mission

December 11, 2014 - Longueuil, Quebec - Canadian Space Agency

Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen will participate in a press conference with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration(NASA) and International Space Station partners on December18 to discuss the upcoming one-year expedition on the International Space Station.

NASA astronaut Scott Kelly will launch to the space station in March 2015 to begin a yearlong stay aboard the orbiting laboratory the longest single space mission ever undertaken by an American. He will be joined by Mikhail Kornienko of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) on this one-year mission.

The press conference will take place at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France, and will include participants from International Space Station partner agencies and UNESCO.

10a.m. (EST)

Press conference participants will include:

Canadian media may follow the event live on NASATV or attend in person at UNESCO Headquarters. For those attending in person, the deadline for reporters to request credentials is December16, 18:00CET. For more information about media accreditation, contact Nicola Firth (Nicola.Firth@esa.int).

The public also may ask questions via social media by using the hashtag #askNASA.

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Media Relations Canadian Space Agency Telephone: 450-926-4370 E-mail: media@asc-csa.gc.ca

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