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ROYAL CANADIAN MINT UNVEILS SILVER COIN CELEBRATING THE 25th ANNIVERSARY OF DR. ROBERTA BONDAR’S SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION

Sault Ste Marie ON

Sault Ste Marie, Ontario, November 1, 2016 – The Royal Canadian Mint officially unveilled a silver collector coin celebrating the 25th anniversary of Dr. Roberta Bondar’s Space Shuttle Mission at Sault College before a crowd of local dignitaries and well-wishers.

Royal Canadian Mint President Sandra Harrington + Dr. Roberta Bondar
Royal Canadian Mint President Sandra Harrington + Dr. Roberta Bondar

NEWS RELEASE:
Royal Canadian Mint unveils an out-of-this-world silver coin to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Dr. Roberta Bondar’s Historic Space Shuttle Mission

 

RELATED MEDIA:

Nov 4, 2016

WEB FEATURE:
from Bob McDonald – CBC News:
Astronaut Roberta Bondar shows us that space and conservation are 2 sides of the same coin Canadian Mint pays tribute to Bondar’s work in space and on Earth

Nov 2, 2016

WEB FEATURE:
from CollectSpace:
Canada’s first woman in space, astronaut Roberta Bondar, honored with coin

Nov 1, 2016

WEB FEATURE:
from The Roberta Bondar Foundation:
Some of The Roberta Bondar Foundation coverage of the launch Photos and other memories

ROYAL CANADIAN MINT FEATURE PAGE:
Detail, description and order information

ROYAL CANADIAN MINT VIDEO FEATURE:
Commemorative #BondarCoin as it rotates and glows!

CTV VIDEO FEATURE:
A Tribute to Canada’s 1st Female Astronaut to Enter Space Well-rounded feature with several and themed responses around Dr. Bondar and the STS-42 story. Captures look of surprise & delight on face of audience.

SAULT WEB FEATURE:
Star Struck. Dr. Roberta Bondar ‘Out of this World’ Silver Coin Revealed Includes candid photos of Bondar with delighted Sault supporters

SOOTODAY WEB FEATURE:
First of its kind coin honours Bondar; astronaut says Sault will always be home. Bondar calls friends, family her ‘stars’

SAULT STAR WEB FEATURE:
Historic space mission a quarter century ago

CBC WEB FEATURE:
25 years after Discovery mission, mint issues Roberta Bondar coin