Canadian Astronaut Saint Jacques Set to Return After ‘Intense Adventure’ in Space

Canadian Astronaut Saint Jacques Set to Return After ‘Intense Adventure’ in Space
Canadian Space Agency astronaut David Saint-Jacques responds to a question during his last press conference in orbit before returning to Earth on June 24, seen on a giant screen in Saint-Hubert, QB. on June 19, 2019. Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press
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LONGUEUIL, QB.—Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques is set to return to Earth in less than a week as his mission aboard the International Space Station comes to an end.

On Day 199 in orbit, Saint-Jacques spoke to reporters Wednesday for the last time before his Monday night return, saying that while a return to gravity will be physically taxing after more than six months in space, he is looking forward to holding his wife and three children.