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Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques launched from Kazakhstan on December 3, 2018 on a six month mission aboard the International Space Station. This page will feature all the latest news, video and images from his mission.

Astronaut David Saint- Jacques to Explore Simulated Asteroid as part of NEEMO 15

One of NASA’s goals is to send astronauts to an asteroid in the future, something that’s never been done. While the hardware is being built, namely the Orion Multi-Purpose Crewed Vehicle that will take the astronauts to an asteroid, a more immediate concern is training astronauts on how to work on the asteroid once they get there. NASA’s NEEMO 15 mission is just one of …

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