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.
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