David Saint-Jacques
David Saint-Jacques OC OQ FRCGS (Quebec French: [davɪd sẽɪ̯̃nʒã(ŋ)k̚], French pronunciation: [david sɛ̃ʒak]; born January 6, 1970) is a Canadian astronaut with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA). He is also an astrophysicist, engineer, and a physician.
David Saint-Jacques OC OQ FRCGS | |
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Official portrait, 2008 | |
| Born | January 6, 1970 Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
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| Space career | |
| CSA astronaut NASA astronaut | |
Time in space | 203d 15h 16m |
| Selection | 2009 CSA Group NASA Group 20 (2009) |
Total EVAs | 1 |
| Missions | Soyuz MS-11 (Expedition 58/59) |
Mission insignia | |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astrophysics |
| Thesis | Astronomical Seeing in Space and Time: A Study of Atmospheric Turbulence in Spain and England, 1994-98 (1999) |
In December 2018, he launched to the International Space Station, as Flight Engineer on Expeditions 57, 58 and 59; he returned to Earth on June 25, 2019.
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