David Saint-Jacques Scheduled to Launch Dec. 3 on Space Mission

(L-R) Astronauts Anne McClain, Oleg Kononenko, and David Saint-Jacques at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, on Aug. 17, 2018. Melanie Marquis/THE CANADIAN PRESS

MONTREAL—Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques is heading to space—and a bit earlier than anticipated.

The Canadian Space Agency confirmed on Nov. 1 that Saint-Jacques, 48, will launch on Dec. 3 for a six-month mission aboard the International Space Station.