Astronaut Chris Hadfield invites Canadians to Participate in his World Tour!

Longueuil, Quebec, June 4, 2012 – On June 6, 2012, Canadian Space Agency Astronaut Chris Hadfield will travel coast to coast in only 3 hours – a close second to the mere 9 minutes it takes to cross Canada while aboard the International Space Station! During this brief National tour, he will virtually visit 10 major cities and personally invite Canadians to take part in his upcoming space mission by participating in a unique and fun Photo Challenge.

For more information on the Chris Hadfield World Tour Photo Challenge: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/ChrisHadfield.

Media are invited go to these sciences centres to attend the events:

June 6, 2012
Time	Where
1:00 p.m. (NDT)	The Johnson GEO CENTRE 175 Signal Hill Road St-John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Telephone: 709-737-7880
12:45 p.m. (ADT)	Science Est 668 Brunswick Street Fredericton, New Brunswick Telephone: 506-457-2340
1:00 p.m. (ADT)	Discovery Centre 1593 Barrington Street Halifax, Nova Scotia Telephone: 902-492-4422
12:15 p.m. (EDT)	Cosmodôme 2150 autoroute des Laurentides Laval, Quebec Telephone: 450-978-3600
12:30 p.m. (EDT)	Ontario Science Centre 770 Don Mills Road Toronto, Ontario Telephone: 416-696-1000
11:45 p.m. (CDT)	Manitoba Museum 190 Rupert Avenue Winnipeg, Manitoba Telephone: 204-956-2830
11:00 a.m. (MDT)	Saskatchewan Science Centre 2903 Powerhouse Drive Regina, Saskatchewan Telephone: 306-791-7917
11:15 a.m. (MDT)	Telus World of Science Edmonton 11211 142 Street Edmonton, Alberta Telephone: 780-451-3344
10:30 a.m. (PDT)	H.R. MacMillan Space Centre 1100 Chestnut Street Vancouver, British Columbia Telephone: 604-738-7827 #249
10 h 45 a.m. (PDT)	Northern Lights Centre Watson Lake, Yukon Territory Y0A 1C0 Telephone: 867-536-7827

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