MONTREAL, CANADA — Freezing rain and foggy air couldn't dampen the Canadian space spirit.
"Whoops" and cheers filled the glass-ringed Canadian Space Agency (CSA) lobby in Longueuil on Nov. 22 as an excited audience glimpsed astronauts Jenni Gibbons and Josh Kurtryk, clad in classic blue flight suits, emerging from a hallway. Already, it was worth braving the difficult driving conditions here. The cameras weren't rolling yet, so we knew before the world did that these rookie astronauts finally had their space assignments.
