posted 02-27-2007 09:55 AM            

Mission STS-118: Unveiling of the Winning Patch

Media representatives are invited to the announcement of the winner of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and the McGill University Mission STS-118 patch contest on March 2 at 10 a.m. CSA Astronaut Dave Williams will announce the winning student and unveil the patch which he will wear during the mission set for launch on June 28, 2007.

• WHEN: Friday, March 2, 2007

• TIME
  10:00 a.m. - Welcoming remarks
  10:08 a.m. - Comments by Astronaut Williams
  10:16 a.m. - Unveiling of the patch (photo-opp)
  10:17 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. - Comments by winning student
  10:22 a.m. - Comments by McGill Provost
  10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. - Scrum or one-on-one interviews.

• WHO
  Dave Williams, CSA Astronaut
  Anthony C. Masi, Provost, McGill University
  Winning student, Faculty of Engineering student, McGill University

• WHERE
  McGill University
  Lorne Trottier Building, Mezzannine
  3630 University Street
  Montreal, Quebec H3A 2B2

posted 03-02-2007 03:35 PM               

Canadian Patch

This patch celebrates Canada's role in STS-118, the 22nd assembly mission of the International Space Station. It depicts Canadian Space Agency Astronaut Dr. Dave Williams installing the S5 truss segment to the backbone of the International Space Station. It marks his role as the only Canadian to perform three spacewalks in support of a human space mission.

The Station's stylized solar arrays symbolize an infinite quest for knowledge through exploration. The inclusion of waves in the design, an ancient symbol of exploration, draws attention to the history of sea and space discovery while highlighting Dr. Williams' experience as the first Canadian to be both an astronaut and an aquanaut.

The STS-118 appears just above the MS in WILLIAMS to underscore his role as Mission Specialist. The caduceus, symbolizing medicine, appearing in Dr. Williams' name represents his pride in being a physician and his role as crew medical officer during the flight. This Canadian emblem was designed by Mustapha Kerouch, a Faculty of Engineering student at McGill University in Montreal.

About the artist

Mustapha Kerouch was born in 1986 in Algeria and his family came to Canada when he was nine. Apart from his love of science and engineering, he's passionate about literature and the arts. After attending high school at College Saint-Louis, he studied science at the College de Bois-de-Boulogne. Now at McGill University, he is finishing his second year in Mechanical Engineering.

posted 08-08-2007 10:40 AM               

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