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David Saint-Jacques' mission highlights

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2016-06-24 - From December 3, 2018, to June 24, 2019, Canadian Space Agency astronaut David Saint-Jacques lived and worked on the International Space Station. During his mission, he became the fourth CSA astronaut to conduct a spacewalk and the first to use Canadarm2 to catch a visiting spacecraft. Together, he and his crewmates dedicated a record amount of time to science on the ISS. (Credit: Canadian Space Agency)

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The infographic features information about David Saint-Jacques' mission. From December 3, 2018, to June 24, 2019, Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut David Saint-Jacques lived and worked on the International Space Station (ISS). During his mission, he became the fourth CSA astronaut to conduct a spacewalk and the first to use Canadarm2 to catch a visiting spacecraft. Together, he and his crewmates dedicated a record amount of time to science on the ISS.

The following statistics are presented in six different boxes on the infographics:

  • 204 days in space
  • 3264 orbits
  • 139 096 495 km

Performed a spacewalk of 6 hours and 29 minutes

Operated Canadarm2 to perform a "cosmic catch"

Commissioned 2 Canadian technology demonstrations

Conducted 7 Canadian science experiments

Interacted with Canadians live from space during over 30 events across the country

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