Tag Archives: Jenni Sidey-Gibbons

Jenni Sidey-Gibbons – Powering up the space station

CSA astronaut Jenni Sidey-Gibbons guided astronauts Thomas Pesquet and Shane Kimbrough during their spacewalk on June 16 and 20, 2021. She will continue to guide them through their tasks on June 25 when they will complete the installation new International Space Station solar arrays.

Combustion scientist Jenni Sidey-Gibbons will celebrate her fifth anniversary as an astronaut selectee this summer, while assisting with a key upgrade of the space station. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, policy, technology and more. Support independent journalism. SUBSCRIBE TODAY

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The Dream of Becoming an Astronaut: The Final Selection

Astronauts wanted

On July 1 the Prime Minister introduced Canada’s newest astronauts, Jennifer Sidey and Joshua Kutryk. In this final episode of the Astronauts Wanted series you get to see behind the scenes the day before the announcement through to their introduction at the Canadian Space Agency headquarters where they met their new co-workers and their families.

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