TMCNet: Media Advisory/REMINDER: Russian Soyuz Vehicle Set to Launch with Canadian Astronaut Chris Hadfield Aboard

[December 18, 2012]

Media Advisory/REMINDER: Russian Soyuz Vehicle Set to Launch with Canadian Astronaut Chris Hadfield Aboard

LONGUEUIL, QUEBEC, Dec 18, 2012 (Marketwire via COMTEX) -- Media representatives are invited to the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) for the launch of a Russian Soyuz vehicle with Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield aboard. The launch is set for December 19, 2012 at 7:12 a.m. EST.


Chris Hadfield will then embark on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS) where he will carry out scientific experiments, operate Canadarm2 and perform robotics tasks. As of March 2013, he will oversee operations as the first Canadian Commander of the ISS.

Journalists who cannot be on-site at CSA will be able to watch the event live on the CSA website at www.asc-csa.gc.ca Date: December 19, 2012 Time: 6:45 a.m.

What: Presentations and live commentaries Launch of the Russian Soyuz vehicle for Expedition 34/35 (on NASA TV) Who: His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada Steve MacLean, CSA President David Saint-Jacques, CSA Astronaut Robert Thirsk, Former CSA Astronaut Where: Canadian Space Agency 6767 Route de l'Aeroport Saint-Hubert, Quebec To schedule interviews with CSA spokespersons, please contact CSA Media Relations at 450-926-4370.

For more details on the mission, visit the Canadian Space Agency's website at www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/missions/expedition34-35/default.asp Videos, animations and pictures are available at this address: ftp://ftp.asc-csa.gc.ca/users/expedition34-35/pub/B-ROLL/ - Follow us on : RSS: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/rss/default_eng.xml Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Canadian-Space-Agency/150629121625960 YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/Canadianspaceagency Twitter: http://twitter.com/csa_asc FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: Canadian Space Agency Media Relations Office 450-926-4370 media@asc-csa.gc.ca www.asc-csa.gc.ca SOURCE: Canadian Space Agency

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