A Canadian astronaut is going to the ISS
The mission will last six months.
Joshua Kutryk, a Canadian astronaut, has been assigned to a six-month mission to the International Space Station, which will not launch until early 2025. This was officially announced today at the Canadian Space Agency headquarters near Montreal by Canada's Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, François-Philippe Champagne.
In addition, another Canadian, Jennifer "Jenni" Saidy-Gibbons, has been assigned to the moon as a backup astronaut for the Artemis II mission. This mission will start in November 2024.
In addition to her and Kutryk, the Canadian Space Agency now has two other active astronauts, David St. Jacques and Jeremy Hansen. They joined NASA back in 2009, while Saidy-Gibbons and Kutryk joined in 2017.
Fort Saskatchewan native (Alberta) Kutryk will become the fourth Canadian astronaut to fly an extended mission on the International Space Station. Prior to joining the Canadian Space Agency, he was a test pilot and fighter pilot in the Canadian Armed Forces and participated in the European Space Agency's astronaut training course exercise in 2019.
