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2019-03-18 - Every month the ISS gets a “reboost” to adjust its orbit. That makes the Station accelerate for a few minutes. If astronauts float free in the middle of the module without touching anything during that time, they slowly drift back as the ISS overtakes them. (Credits: Canadian Space Agency, NASA) Useful Links Canadian Astronaut David Saint-Jacques - Mission: http://asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/missions/expedition58/ Find out more about this video: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/search/video/watch.asp?v=1_kflw925h

2019-03-18 - Exploring Earth uses the photos of Earth taken by astronaut David Saint-Jacques from the International Space Station to showcase distinctive geological and man-made features to explain the science of the Earth. (Credits: Canadian Space Agency, NASA) Useful Links Canadian Astronaut David Saint-Jacques - Mission: http://asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/missions/expedition58/ Find out more about this video: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/search/video/watch.asp?v=1_1nrbozqw

2019-03-15 - Aboard the International Space Station, CSA astronaut David Saint-Jacques closes the hatch to the uncrewed SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft. The spacecraft spent five days attached to Station as part of a test flight, known as Demo-1, before returning to Earth on March 8, 2019. (Credits: Canadian Space Agency, NASA) Useful Links Canadian Astronaut David Saint-Jacques - Mission: http://asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/missions/expedition58/ Find out more about this video: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/search/video/watch.asp?v=1_3jcuxabv

2019-03-14 - Expedition 59 crewmembers Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin and NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Christina Hammock Koch are welcomed aboard the International Space Station by Expedition 58-59 commander Oleg Kononenko of Roscosmos, CSA astronaut David Saint-Jacques and NASA astronaut Anne McClain. Credits: Canadian Space Agency, NASA

2019-03-14 - Expedition 59 crewmembers Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin and NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Christina Hammock Koch launch to the International Space Station. Credits: Canadian Space Agency, NASA

2019-03-14 - Daniel Brassard, research officer at the National Research Council of Canada, explains MicroPREP sample preparation technology and its possible benefits. (Credits: Canadian Space Agency, National Research Council Canada) Useful Links MicroPREP: New advances in sample purification: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/sciences/microprep.asp Find out more about this video: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/search/video/watch.asp?v=1_hyy4x6k0

2019-03-11 - Timelapse from Lake Winnipeg, Manitoba to the Manicouagan Crater, Quebec, captured by CSA astronaut David Saint-Jacques during his space mission. (Credits: Canadian Space Agency, NASA) Useful Links Canadian Astronaut David Saint-Jacques - Mission: http://asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/missions/expedition58/ Find out more about this video: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/search/video/watch.asp?v=1_1hdsqzfp Useful Links Canadian Astronaut David Saint-Jacques - Mission: http://asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/missions/expedition58/ Find out more about this video: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/search/video/watch.asp?v=1_1hdsqzfp

2019-03-06 - The Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, along with Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, unveils Canada’s Space Strategy and takes part in a question-and-answer session with students from grades 1 through 6. Credits: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, Canadian Space Agency

2019-03-06 - CSA astronaut David Saint-Jacques is participating in the TIME experiment, which is helping us understand how microgravity affects time perception. David must judge the lengh of time, and results are compared to tests conducted on Earth. Scientists guess that astronauts experience time passing at a faster rate than those of us here on Earth. (Credits: Canadian Space Agency, NASA) Useful Links Canadian Astronaut David Saint-Jacques - Mission: http://asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/missions/expedition58/ Time Perception in Microgravity (Time Perception in Microgravity): https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/2482.html Find out more about this video: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/search/video/watch.asp?v=1_h7m09d9m

2019-03-04 - Live from the International Space Station, Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques answers questions from high school and Dalhousie University students in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Credits: Canadian Space Agency, NASA

2019-03-03 - Aboard the International Space Station, David Saint-Jacques (Canadian Space Agency) and his crewmates, Oleg Kononenko (Roscosmos) and Anne C. McClain (NASA), participate in the welcoming ceremony for SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft (Demo-1). Credits: NASA, Canadian Space Agency

2019-03-01 - CSA astronaut David Saint-Jacques wishes a happy 30th anniversary to the Canadian Space Agency. (Credits: Canadian Space Agency, NASA) Useful Links Canadian Astronaut David Saint-Jacques - Mission: http://asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/missions/expedition58/ Find out more about this video: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/search/video/watch.asp?v=1_18r7pqjq

2019-02-28 - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a town hall with 150 local students today to discuss their views on the future of space exploration in Canada. Credit: Canadian Space Agency

2019-02-28 - The Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau announces historic investments in Canada’s space program. Credit: Canadian Space Agency

2019-02-26 - From the International Space Station, Canadian Space Agency astronaut David Saint-Jacques encourages students who are participating in the FIRST Robotics Competition. (Credits: Canadian Space Agency, NASA) Useful Links Canadian Astronaut David Saint-Jacques - Mission: http://asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/missions/expedition58/ FIRST Robotics Canada: Firstroboticscanada.org Find out more about this video: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/search/video/watch.asp?v=1_f5rlcd8g

2019-02-22 - CSA astronaut David Saint-Jacques takes advantage of microgravity in space to play with a drop of water. (Credits: Canadian Space Agency, NASA) Useful Links Biography of David Saint-Jacques: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/astronauts/biosaintjacques.asp Canadian Astronaut David Saint-Jacques - Mission: http://asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/missions/expedition58/ Find out more about this video: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/search/video/watch.asp?v=1_6kz56v8y

2019-02-18 - During his first press conference in space, CSA Astronaut David Saint-Jacques answers the following question, live from the International Space Station: “What was going through your mind the first time you saw Earth from space?” (Credits: Canadian Space Agency, NASA) Useful Links Canadian Astronaut David Saint-Jacques - Mission: http://asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/missions/expedition58/ Find out more about this video: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/search/video/watch.asp?v=1_kkvm2pph

2019-02-14 - Do you know what a CubeSat is, and have you heard of the Canadian CubeSat Project? Watch this video to learn more. (Credit: Canadian Space Agency) Useful Links Canadian CubeSat Project: http://asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/sciences/canadian-cubesat-project.asp What is a CubeSat?: http://asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/satellites/cubesat/default.asp Find out more about this video: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/search/video/watch.asp?v=1_1w7mgjr8

2019-02-13 - At the NASA’s Johnson Space Center (JSC), the Governor General of Canada, Julie Payette, speaks briefly to David Saint-Jacques, who is now aboard the International Space Station. (Credits: Canadian Space Agency, NASA) Useful Links Canadian Astronaut David Saint-Jacques - Mission: http://asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/missions/expedition58/ Find out more about this video: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/search/video/watch.asp?v=1_wd3ll02u

2019-02-11 - Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jenni Sidey-Gibbons chats with her childhood hero, Dr. Roberta Bondar, the first Canadian woman to go to space. Jenni Sidey-Gibbons shows her a scrapbook she made nearly 30 years ago with newspaper clippings from Roberta Bondar’s mission. Listen to her childhood memories to find out how it all started for Jenni. (Credits: Canadian Space Agency, NASA) Useful Links Biography of Jennifer Sidey: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/astronauts/bio-jennifer-sidey.asp Biography of Roberta Lynn Bondar: http://asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/astronauts/canadian/former/bio-roberta-bondar.asp History of the Canadian astronaut corps: http://asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/astronauts/canadian/history-of-the-canadian-astronaut-corps.asp Find out more about this video: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/search/video/watch.asp?v=1_dgalssct

2019-02-11 - During WE Day Montreal, Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut David Saint-Jacques will share his perspective of Earth from space, live from the International Space Station. He will also talk about work he is doing to improve our quality of life on Earth through science experiments that he is conducting in orbit. (Credits: Canadian Space Agency, NASA) Useful Links Canadian Astronaut David Saint-Jacques - Mission: http://asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/missions/expedition58/ Find out more about this video: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/search/video/watch.asp?v=1_9j92m9qk

2019-02-08 - The Canadian Space Agency launches a space-themed e-book, and is inviting children on the spaciest adventure of their life with The Explorers Club! CSA astronaut David Saint-Jacques is reading the story from the International Space Station. (Credits: Canadian Space Agency, NASA) Useful Links The Explorers Club: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/missions/expedition58/activities/the-explorers-club.asp Find out more about this video: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/search/video/watch.asp?v=1_jb3a0oq8

2019-02-07 - Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen gives you a tour of the Robotics Mission Control Centre. (Credit: Canadian Space Agency) Useful Links Robotics Mission Control Centre: http://asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/iss/robotics/robotics-mission-control-centre.asp Find out more about this video: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/search/video/watch.asp?v=1_gm51wg6j

2019-02-07 - Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen explains how astronauts use Canadarm2 to capture a cargo spacecraft when it arrives at the International Space Station. (Credit: Canadian Space Agency) Useful Links Canadarm2's Cosmic Catches: http://asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/iss/canadarm2-grapples.asp Find out more about this video: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/search/video/watch.asp?v=1_q71x7esy

2019-02-07 - NASA astronaut Anne McClain checks in on CSA astronaut David Saint-Jacques, who is repairing the toilet on the International Space Station. (Credits: Canadian Space Agency, NASA) Useful Links Canadian Astronaut David Saint-Jacques - Mission: http://asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/missions/expedition58/ Find out more about this video: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/search/video/watch.asp?v=1_gvazydpw

2019-02-07 - Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut David Saint-Jacques participates in the unveiling of the “Health in Space: Daring to Explore” exhibition, a collaboration between the Canada Aviation and Space Museum and the CSA. This exhibition showcases the importance of health science experiments for future long-duration space exploration missions and their potential to improve the lives of people on Earth. (Credit: Canadian Space Agency) Useful Links Canadian Astronaut David Saint-Jacques - Mission: http://asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/missions/expedition58/ Find out more about this video: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/search/video/watch.asp?v=1_3u2dvs29

2019-01-31 - During an event with Saskatchewan students, Canadian Space Agency astronaut David Saint-Jacques answers the following question, live from the International Space Station: “If you had a compass in space, what direction would it point?” (Credit: Canadian Space Agency) Useful Links Canadian Astronaut David Saint-Jacques - Mission: http://asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/missions/expedition58/ Find out more about this video: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/search/video/watch.asp?v=1_ehm54u2g

2019-01-31 - During his first press conference in space, CSA astronaut David Saint-Jacques answers the following question, live from the International Space Station: “How do you manage your sleep with those many sunsets?” (Credits: Canadian Space Agency, NASA) Useful Links Canadian Astronaut David Saint-Jacques - Mission: http://asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/missions/expedition58/ Find out more about this video: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/search/video/watch.asp?v=1_42unbr5g

2019-01-31 - CSA astronaut David Saint-Jacques launches the Astro Pi challenge, which gives youth the chance to send their code to the International Space Station. The Canadian Space Agency is collaborating with the European Space Agency and Kids Code Jeunesse to bring Astro Pi to Canada. Credit: Canadian Space Agency

2019-01-30 - During a videoconference with Ottawa students hosted by the Governor General of Canada, Julie Payette, and the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, Canadian Space Agency astronaut David Saint-Jacques answers the following question, live from the International Space Station: “I want to work in the space field but I don’t want to go to space. What else can I do?” (Credits: Canadian Space Agency, NASA) Useful Links Canadian Astronaut David Saint-Jacques - Mission: http://asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/missions/expedition58/ Find out more about this video: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/search/video/watch.asp?v=1_uvgodn92

2019-01-29 - This moonset was filmed by CSA astronaut David Saint-Jacques from the ISS. On board the Station, astronauts see the sun and the moon rise 16 times per day. (Credits: Canadian Space Agency, NASA) Useful Links Canadian Astronaut David Saint-Jacques - Mission: http://asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/missions/expedition58/ Find out more about this video: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/search/video/watch.asp?v=1_j5swo4je

2019-01-25 - Panel discussion at the Royal Ontario Museum hosted by Dan Riskin between Tim Haltigin of the Canadian Space Agency, Kate Howells of the Planetary Society and the Government of Canada’s Space Advisory Board, Mike Daly of York University, and Kim Tait of the Royal Ontario Museum, about OSIRIS-REx, the mission to return a sample from the surface of asteroid Bennu. Credit: Canadian Space Agency

2019-01-25 - Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques was tasked with fixing a key component of the ISS's Oxygen Generation System, which Cis integral to life support on the Station. (Credits: Canadian Space Agency, NASA) Useful Links Canadian Astronaut David Saint-Jacques - Mission: http://asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/missions/expedition58/ Find out more about this video: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/search/video/watch.asp?v=1_267w9g3g

2019-01-25 - Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques is swapping optical components on the material research facility. (Credits: Canadian Space Agency, NASA) Useful Links Canadian Astronaut David Saint-Jacques - Mission: http://asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/missions/expedition58/ Find out more about this video: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/search/video/watch.asp?v=1_7b14xzw8

2019-01-25 - Timelapse of CSA astronaut David Saint-Jacques unpacking a new 360° camera. This Canadian innovation will be used to document life aboard the ISS. (Credits: Canadian Space Agency, NASA) Useful Links Canadian Astronaut David Saint-Jacques - Mission: http://asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/missions/expedition58/ Find out more about this video: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/search/video/watch.asp?v=1_f1o7vo7y

2019-01-22 - CSA astronaut David Saint-Jacques talks about Earth observation from space with Roberta Bondar and Jenni Sidey-Gibbons for the Exploring Earth activity. (Credit: Canadian Space Agency) Useful Links Canadian Astronaut David Saint-Jacques - Mission: http://asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/missions/expedition58/ Find out more about this video: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/search/video/watch.asp?v=1_xuw3f6hm

2018-12-25 - CSA astronaut presents the first three-dimensional Christmas cookie. (Credits: Canadian Space Agency, NASA) Useful Links Canadian Astronaut David Saint-Jacques - Mission: http://asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/missions/expedition58/ Find out more about this video: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/search/video/watch.asp?v=1_1375hyiu

2019-01-18 - Different stages of a lunar eclipse. (Credit: Canadian Space Agency) Useful Links Your guide to lunar eclipses: http://asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/astronomy/eclipses/lunar-eclipses.asp Find out more about this video: http://asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/search/video/watch.asp?v=1_07al76p0

2019-01-14 - The CSA astronaut has a discussion from space with the Governor General of Canada, Julie Payette, and the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau: “Was there an event that happened to you that you were surprised about, and how did you handle it?” (Credits: Canadian Space Agency, NASA) Useful Links Canadian Astronaut David Saint-Jacques - Mission: http://asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/missions/expedition58/ Find out more about this video: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/search/video/watch.asp?v=1_rolx87xn

2019-01-13 - Timelapse of Canadarm2 taken by David Saint-Jacques, releasing the SpaceX Dragon cargo ship on January 13, 2019. (Credits: Canadian Space Agency, NASA) Useful Links Canadarm2, the Canadian Robotic Arm of the International Space Station: http://asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/iss/canadarm2/default.asp International Space Station: http://asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/iss/default.asp Canadarm2's Cosmic Catches: http://asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/iss/canadarm2-grapples.asp Find out more about this video: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/search/video/watch.asp?v=1_649osun0

2019-01-14 - The CSA astronaut has a discussion from space with the Governor General of Canada, Julie Payette, and the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau. Credit: Canadian Space Agency

2019-01-11 - In the International Space Station, astronaut David Saint-Jacques opens the shutters on the windows of the Cupola. (Credits: Canadian Space Agency, NASA) Find out more about this video: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/search/video/watch.asp?v=1_7667s5wr

Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques answers questions from high school students at the opening of Spectrum 2019, a University of Saskatchewan student-run exposition. Credit: Canadian Space Agency

2018-12-31 - Canadian Space Agency astronaut David Saint-Jacques wishes you a happy new year from aboard the International Space Station! (Credits: Canadian Space Agency, NASA)

2018-12-21 - The Canadian Space Agency releases an e-book, inviting children on the spaciest adventure of their lives! During the event, David read the book for the first time, directly from space. (Credit: Canadian Space Agency) Useful Links The Explorers Club: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/missions/expedition58/activities/the-explorers-club.asp Find out more about this video: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/search/video/watch.asp?v=1_ud90lsm7

2018-12-21 - Aboard the International Space Station, Canadian Space Agency astronaut David Saint-Jacques and NASA astronaut Anne McClain wish you a happy holiday season! (Credits: Canadian Space Agency, NASA) Useful Links Canadian Astronaut David Saint-Jacques - Mission: http://asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/missions/expedition58/ Find out more about this video: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/search/video/watch.asp?v=1_05xfugxv

The Canadian Space Agency is launching an initiative aiming to encourage interest in space, learning and reading at a young age. The Explorers Club is a space-themed e-book featuring CSA astronaut David Saint-Jacques. (Credit: Canadian Space Agency) Useful Links The Explorers Club: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/missions/expedition58/activities/the-explorers-club.asp Find out more about this video: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/search/video/watch.asp?v=1_f5cn0r8t

2018-12-14 - Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jenni Sidey-Gibbons and CSA senior mission scientist Tim Haltigin answer some of the Internet’s most-asked questions about asteroids. (Credit: Canadian Space Agency) Useful Links The OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample-return mission: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/satellites/osiris-rex/ What is an asteroid?: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/satellites/osiris-rex/asteroid.asp Canada's role in OSIRIS-REx: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/satellites/osiris-rex/canadas-role.asp Find out more about this video: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/search/video/watch.asp?v=1_jn9yfy7f

David is checking out his spacesuit, which he will wear if he goes on a spacewalk. (Credits: Canadian Space Agency, NASA) Useful Links Living in Space: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/astronauts/living-in-space/default.asp Find out more about this video: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/search/video/watch.asp?v=1_z6678813

At the NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC), the Governor General of Canada, Julie Payette, speaks briefly to David Saint-Jacques, who is now aboard the International Space Station. (Credits: Canadian Space Agency, NASA) Useful Links Canadian Astronaut David Saint-Jacques - Mission: http://asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/missions/expedition58/ Find out more about this video: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/search/video/watch.asp?v=1_h4ztrl2v