Astronaut Saint-Jacques fields children’s questions on Santa, climate change
LONGUEUIL, Que. — Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques took a break from his scientific responsibilities aboard the International Space Station Tuesday to ponder a more profound question.
“Can you see Santa Claus from the International Space Station?” Elise asked as Grade 1 and 2 students from the elementary school Saint-Jacques attended were linked up with him at Canadian Space Agency headquarters.
Saint-Jacques’ face lit up as he promised he would do his best.
“Santa Claus, I don’t know whether we will manage to see him. We can see the North Pole from here, but it’s a little at the edge of the horizon,” he said. “We are going to try to look for him. We have good binoculars.”