Western University is welcoming a retired astronaut as part of its Space Day festivities on campus.
Canadian astronaut Dave Williams will deliver a keynote public talk at 5 p.m., closing out a day full of space talk at Western’s Physics & Astronomy Building.
Get daily National news
Get daily Canada news delivered to your inbox so you'll never miss the day's top stories.
By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.
Williams was a space mission specialist aboard Space Shuttle Columbia in 1998 and served in the same capacity aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour in 2007.
WATCH: Significance of first-ever black hole photo
- Montreal shooter’s ‘anti-women’ manifesto reflects growing warnings: experts
- Poor planning, budgeting issues identified as flaws in SPSA by provincial auditor
- Calgary city council votes to stick with new Stampede music festival noise rules
- Artist behind controversial photograph in Fredericton gallery defends it as ‘sacred’
During that mission, Williams participated in three of the four spacewalks, the highest number of spacewalks performed in a single mission.
Earlier in the week, astronaut David Saint-Jacques became the fourth Canadian to complete a spacewalk.
Comments
Want to discuss? Please read our Commenting Policy first.