On November 13th the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre in Vanier Park will welcome a real-life astronaut to Kitsilano.
Hosted in collaboration with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), the free event will feature Canadian Astronaut Jenni Gibbons speaking about her experience becoming an astronaut.
Calgary-born Gibbons was selected as an astronaut candidate by the CSA in July 2017. She completed the two-year Astronaut Candidate Training Program and obtained the official title of astronaut in January 2020.
Since then, she has continued to serve Canada’s space program as an active astronaut at NASA. She works in different technical and operational positions, including from Mission Control as a capcom during spacewalks, commercial vehicle proximity operations, and daily International Space Station operations.
In 2023, she was assigned as a backup on the Artemis II mission around the Moon and trains alongside the prime crew. She is also helping to define and validate crew training requirements and processes for future Moon missions and has started training to become a lunar capcom to support future missions to the Moon, a first for Canada.
Register online to attend this free event.
Last modified: November 6, 2024
