David Saint-Jacques

David Saint-Jacques
Saint-Jacques wearing a blue uniform
Saint-Jacques in 2008
Born (1970-01-06) 6 January 1970 (age 54)
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Education
Space career
CSA astronaut
Time in space
203 days, 15 hours, 16 minutes[1]
Selection2009 CSA Group
NASA Group 20 (2009)
Total EVAs
1
Total EVA time
6 hours, 29 minutes
MissionsSoyuz MS-11 (Expedition 57/58/59)
Mission insignia
Scientific career
FieldsAstrophysics
ThesisAstronomical Seeing in Space and Time: A Study of Atmospheric Turbulence in Spain and England, 1994-98 (1999)

David Saint-Jacques OC OQ FRCGS[2] (Quebec French: [davɪd sẽɪ̯̃nʒã(ŋ)k̚], French pronunciation: [david sɛ̃ʒak]; born 6 January 1970)[3] is a Canadian astronaut with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA). He is also an astrophysicist, engineer, and a physician.

In December 2018, he launched to the International Space Station, as Flight Engineer on Expeditions 57, 58 and 59; he returned to Earth on 25 June 2019.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference cbs-20190625 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Order of Canada appointees – December 2022". The Governor General of Canada. 29 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  3. ^ National Aeronautics and Space Administration (15 September 2011). "NASA – Meet the NEEMO 15 Crew". NASA. Archived from the original on 25 September 2011. Retrieved 19 September 2011.