David Saint-Jacques Archives - Teaching Kids News Readable, teachable news. Mon, 03 Dec 2018 16:28:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://teachingkidsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-TKN_square_blk-32x32.jpg David Saint-Jacques Archives - Teaching Kids News 32 32 Canadian Astronaut To Board ISS https://teachingkidsnews.com/2018/11/25/canadian-astronaut-to-board-iss/ https://teachingkidsnews.com/2018/11/25/canadian-astronaut-to-board-iss/#comments Mon, 26 Nov 2018 00:50:43 +0000 https://teachingkidsnews.com/?p=17328 The International Space Station is a spacecraft that orbits the Earth; it is part laboratory and part home for astronauts. And soon it will have a new resident.
Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques will make the journey to the ISS on December 3. The launch is set for 6:30 a.m. He will remain on the spacecraft for about six months.
It is his first mission as an astronaut. It is the 17th space flight for the Canadian Astronaut Corps, according to the Canadian Space Agency.
While he is on board the ISS, Saint-Jacques will conduct experiments and demonstrate technology.

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