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National Astronaut Recruitment Campaign Fact Sheet

Fact Sheet
National Astronaut Recruitment Campaign
Canadian Space Agency

Campaign launch	May 2008
Organization	Canadian Space Agency (www.asc-csa.gc.ca)
Applications received and screened	5,351
Objective	Selection of the two newest members of the Canadian Astronaut Corps to represent Canada in future space exploration missions.
Preliminary interviews	79 candidates
Robotics, flight operation and physical tests Saint-Hubert, QC and Saint-Jean, QC January 19-23, 2009 Evaluate capacity to learn and apply space robotics principles and flight capability. Fitness and water proficiency tests.	39 candidates
Survival tests Halifax, NS and Dartmouth, NS February 17-20, 2009 Evaluate performance and problem-solving in high-stress environment.	31 candidates
Medical and psychological exams Toronto, ON March 16-20, 2009 Evaluate medical health.	16 candidates Average age: 36 (candidates range in ages from 26 to 40)
Announcement of the two successful candidates	May 2009
Provinces represented by the Top 16 candidates	Nova Scotia, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia
NARC partners in the evaluation process:	Department of National Defence: Canadian Forces medical clinics in Halifax, Downsview, Ottawa, Bagotville, Edmonton, Cold Lake, Winnipeg, Kandahar, and Esquimalt 5 Area Support Group Command Support Unit, Saint-Jean Garrison, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC *Canadian Forces Naval Engineering School, Damage Control Division, Halifax, NS Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC), Toronto, ON Survival Systems Training Limited, Dartmouth, NS North York General Hospital, Toronto, ON Lifelabs, Toronto, ON
1983: The first group of Canadian Space Agency Astronauts	Roberta Bondar, Marc Garneau, Steve MacLean, Ken Money, Robert Thirsk and Bjarni Tryggvason
1992: The second group of Canadian Space Agency Astronauts	Chris Hadfield, Julie Payette, Dave Williams and Mike Mackay

For more information:

CSA Media Relations Office
Canadian Space Agency
Tel.: 450-926-4370
www.asc-csa.gc.ca