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David Saint-Jacques
OC OQ FRCGS
Saint-Jacques wearing a blue uniform
Saint-Jacques in 2008
Born (1970-01-06) 6 January 1970 (age 54)
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Education
Space career
CSA astronaut
Time in space
203 days, 15 hours, 16 minutes[1]
Selection2009 CSA Group
NASA Group 20 (2009)
Total EVAs
1
Total EVA time
6 hours, 29 minutes
MissionsSoyuz MS-11 (Expedition 57/58/59)
Mission insignia
Scientific career
FieldsAstrophysics
ThesisAstronomical Seeing in Space and Time: A Study of Atmospheric Turbulence in Spain and England, 1994-98 (1999)

David Saint-Jacques OC OQ FRCGS[2] (Quebec French: [davɪd sẽɪ̯̃nʒã(ŋ)k̚], French pronunciation: [david sɛ̃ʒak]; born 6 January 1970)[3] is a Canadian astronaut with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA). He is also an astrophysicist, engineer, and a physician.

In December 2018, he launched to the International Space Station, as Flight Engineer on Expeditions 57, 58 and 59; he returned to Earth on 25 June 2019.

Astronaut career

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The NEEMO 15 crew. Left to right: Takuya Onishi, Shannon Walker, Saint-Jacques, Steve Squyres, and Aquarius habitat technicians Nate Bender and James Talacek.

Saint-Jacques was selected in May 2009 by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) as one of two CSA astronaut positions, after a long process selection attended by 5,351 candidates, and moved to Houston to be one of 14 members of the 20th NASA astronaut class.[4][5] He then graduated from Astronaut Candidate Training that included scientific and technical briefings, intensive instruction in International Space Station systems, extravehicular activity (EVA), robotics, physiological training, T-38 flight training, Russian language and water and wilderness survival training. Since graduation, he has been assigned to the Robotics Branch of the Astronaut Office.[4]

NEEMO 15

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On 19 September 2011, NASA announced that Saint-Jacques would serve as an aquanaut aboard the Aquarius underwater laboratory during the NEEMO 15 undersea exploration mission from 17–30 October 2011.[6] Delayed by stormy weather and high seas, the mission began on 20 October 2011.[7][8] On the afternoon of 21 October, Saint-Jacques and his crewmates officially became aquanauts, having spent over 24 hours underwater. NEEMO 15 ended early on 26 October due to the approach of Hurricane Rina.[7]

CAVES 2013

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In 2013, Saint-Jacques served as cavenaut into the ESA CAVES[9] training in Sardinia, alongside Soichi Noguchi, Andreas Mogensen, Nikolai Tikhonov, Andrew Feustel and Michael Fincke.

Expeditions 57/58/59

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Saint-Jacques completes the Bone Densitometer calibration in support of the Rodent Research-8 investigation during Expedition 57 at the Destiny lab
Saint-Jaques during his first spacewalk, on ISS Expedition 59

In May 2016 Saint-Jacques was selected as a member of ISS Expedition 58/59, which at the time was scheduled to start in November 2018.[10]

On 3 December 2018, Saint-Jacques launched to the ISS on board Soyuz MS-11, alongside commander Oleg Kononenko and fellow flight engineer Anne McClain.[11] He became a member of the Expedition 57 crew for two weeks before transferring to Expedition 58, which officially started on 20 December 2018 when the Expedition 57 crew left the station. Saint-Jacques, Kononenko and McClain subsequently transferred to Expedition 59 on 14 March 2019 with the arrival of Soyuz MS-12.

On 8 April 2019, Saint-Jacques conducted his first spacewalk,[12] becoming the fourth Canadian astronaut to take part in an EVA and the first to do so in 12 years. The spacewalk lasted roughly seven hours.[13]

Saint-Jacques, McClain and Kononenko returned to Earth on board Soyuz MS-11 on 24 June 2019.[1]

Education and earlier career

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Saint-Jacques holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Engineering Physics from the École polytechnique de Montréal, an affiliated college of Université de Montréal, where he graduated in 1993.[3] He later graduated in 1998 with a Doctor of Philosophy in astrophysics,[14] from the Cavendish Astrophysics Group at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. Saint-Jacques completed postdoctoral research at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan between 1999 and 2001, where he worked on the development and application of the Mitaka Infrared Interferometer in Japan and the Subaru Telescope Adaptive Optics System in Hawaii.[4][5][15] He also holds a Doctor of Medicine from Université Laval completed in 2005[16] and completed a Family medicine residency at McGill University (2007) (specializing in first-line, isolated medical practice).[3]

His broad scientific background includes engineering, astrophysics and medical training, with international experience in France and Hungary for engineering study and Lebanon and Guatemala for medical study.[4] Saint-Jacques is affiliated with the Collège des médecins du Québec, the College of Family Physicians of Canada, Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec, International Society for Optical Engineering, and the Cambridge Philosophical Society as a Life Fellow.[4] Saint-Jacques began his career in 1996 as a biomedical engineer at the Quebec firm Electromed with secondment to Lariboisière Hospital, working on the design of radiological equipment for angiography and image analysis algorithms of cineangiography.[4][5]

From 1994 to 1998, his studies included theoretical work on astronomical observation and design, fabrication and commissioning of instruments for the Cambridge Optical Aperture Synthesis Telescope and for the William Herschel Telescope in the Canary Islands.[4] During the course of this research under supervisor John E. Baldwin he made several trips abroad on sponsorship from the Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council, the Cavendish Astrophysics Group, Corpus Christi College and the Cambridge Philosophical Society, and decided to pursue further research experience in Japan.[14] In 2001, he joined the Astrophysics group at the Department de physique, Université de Montréal.[4][17]

Prior to joining the Canadian Space Program, Saint-Jacques was a medical doctor and the Co-chief of Medicine at Inuulitsivik Health Centre in Puvirnituq, Quebec since 2007. He also worked as a Clinical Faculty Lecturer for McGill University's Faculty of Medicine, supervising medical trainees in Nunavik.[3]

Personal life

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Saint-Jacques was born in Quebec City and raised in Montreal.[18] Saint-Jacques is married to Dr. Véronique Morin and has three children.[19] He is a lifelong mountaineer, hiker, cyclist, skier, and sailor.[3][4] He also holds a commercial pilot license.[4] He is fluent in French and English, and has a basic understanding of Russian, Spanish and Japanese.[3][4][20]

Academic distinctions

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Honors and awards

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References

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Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from NASA – Meet the NEEMO 15 Crew. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 15 September 2011. Retrieved 19 September 2011.

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from Astronaut Candidate Bio: David Saint-Jacques (10/2011). National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Retrieved 12 February 2012.

  1. ^ a b Harwood, William (25 June 2019). "3 station fliers complete "once-in-a-lifetime ride" home after 204-day stay in orbit". CBS News.
  2. ^ a b "Order of Canada appointees – December 2022". The Governor General of Canada. 29 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e f National Aeronautics and Space Administration (15 September 2011). "NASA – Meet the NEEMO 15 Crew". NASA. Archived from the original on 25 September 2011. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Astronaut Candidate Bio: David Saint-Jacques (10/2011)". NASA. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
  5. ^ a b c d "DOCTORAT HONORIS CAUSA" (PDF). École Polytechnique de Montréal. 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
  6. ^ NASA (19 September 2011). "NASA – NASA Announces 15th Undersea Exploration Mission Date And Crew". NASA. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
  7. ^ a b NASA (27 October 2011). "NASA – NEEMO 15 Topside Reports". NASA. Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  8. ^ Walker, Shannon (21 October 2011). "NEEMO 15 – Splashdown Day!". NASA. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  9. ^ Sauro, Francesco; De Waele, Jo; Payler, Samuel J.; Vattano, Marco; Sauro, Francesco Maria; Turchi, Leonardo; Bessone, Loredana (1 July 2021). "Speleology as an analogue to space exploration: The ESA CAVES training programme". Acta Astronautica. 184: 150–166. Bibcode:2021AcAau.184..150S. doi:10.1016/j.actaastro.2021.04.003. hdl:11585/819077. ISSN 0094-5765. S2CID 234819922.
  10. ^ "Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques' mission". 16 May 2016.
  11. ^ Gebhardt, Chris. "100th orbital launch of 2018: International trio set for launch to Space Station – NASASpaceFlight.com". NASASpaceflight.com. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  12. ^ Harding, Pete; Bergin, Chris. "Following ISS battery upgrade, EVA-54 works on power systems". NASASpaceFlight.com.
  13. ^ "Astronaut David Saint-Jacques first Canadian to perform spacewalk in 12 years". The Hamilton Spectator. 8 April 2019.
  14. ^ a b David Saint-Jacques (December 1998). "Atmospheric Seeing in Space and Time: a study of atmospheric turbulence in Spain and England, 1994-98". University of Cambridge. Archived from the original on 18 May 2009. Retrieved 16 May 2009.; View as HTML.
  15. ^ David Saint-Jacques; et al. (25 December 2002). "Near-Infrared Coronagraphy of the GG Tauri A Binary System" (PDF). PASJ. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2007. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
  16. ^ "Canadian astronaut swaps space suit for lab coat to practice medicine in pandemic". Montreal. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  17. ^ David Saint-Jacques; et al. (25 February 2004). "Performance of Subaru Cassegrain Adaptive Optics System" (PDF). PASJ. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 February 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
  18. ^ Biography of David Saint-Jacques, Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  19. ^ "La femme de l'astronaute". 24 February 2018.
  20. ^ "David Saint-Jacques". Canadian Space Agency. 14 May 2009. Retrieved 14 May 2009.
  21. ^ "Le Collège des médecins honore l'astronaute David Saint-Jacques" [Quebec College of Physicians honors astronaut David Saint-Jacques]. Le Journal de Montréal (in Canadian French). QMI. 6 November 2020.
  22. ^ "L'Ordre national du Québec honorera des personnalités qui ont changé le visage du Québec" (in French). Ordre national du Québec. 11 May 2021.
  23. ^ "NHL's Sidney Crosby, astronaut David Saint-Jacques among 99 named to Order of Canada". CTVNews. 29 December 2022.
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