Media Advisory – Everything you always wanted to know about rovers!
Canada NewsWire
LONGUEUIL, QC, Nov. 5, 2020
LONGUEUIL, QC,Nov. 5, 2020/CNW Telbec/ – Engineers from the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) will be available today to answer any questions that the public might have about the CSA’s rovers.
These rovers are the grandparents of the robots that may one day explore the surface of new worlds, acting as eyes and ears for scientists, or even working hand-in-hand with astronauts as robotic helpers. To participate, go to the CSA’s Twitter page: the link to the Reddit page will be tweeted at12:30 p.m.
Date:
November 5, 2020
Time:
1:30 p.m. ET
What:
Reddit Ask Me Anything (AMA) about the CSA’s rovers
Who:
Team of engineers from the CSA
- Pierre Allard, robotics engineer, specialized in ground control systems
- Chantelle Dubois, computer engineer
- Sébastien Gemme, robotics engineer, specialized in software and computer vision
- David Gingras, robotics engineer, specialized in guidance, navigation and control
- Natasha Jackson, robotics engineer, specialized in mechanics
- Tom Lamarche, robotics engineer, specialized in electronics
- Martin Picard, senior robotics engineer
Where:
The Canadian Space Agency’s Reddit page
Useful links
- About the rovers
- B-roll (FTP site)
- Infographic – Juno, a rugged, all-terrain rover
- Lunar Exploration Analogue Deployment
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SOURCE Canadian Space Agency
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