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university of saskatchewan space design team, (do trees sneeze) your nickel's worth publishing, (jean freeman) courtesy actra national, (life of pi) random house f a l l 2 0 1 5 | w e s t w o r l d 13 Space, the Final Frontier These famous worDs from the popular TV sci-fi series, Star Trek, may have also been spoken by members of the University of Saskatchewan Space Design Team (USST). Primarily composed of undergraduate students from the College of Engineering, the USST also welcomes members from other colleges and departments including Arts & Science, the Edwards School of Business and the College of Medicine. The USST celebrated its 10th anniversary on May 22, 2015, when it showcased a couple of its projects including several iterations of prototype space elevators and nanosatellites. The team's current project is a second iteration of a Mars rover, which it recently took to Utah to compete in the University Rover Challenge. Placing seventh in the competition, third in North America and first among the Canadian teams, the USST will also be competing in the European Rover Challenge in Kielce, Poland, in September 2015. usst.ca Saskatoon author Yann Martel's Life of Pi is an adventure drama that has since become an international bestseller, having sold more than 12 million copies worldwide. The book has also been adapted for film by Ang Lee, an award-winning director, screenwriter and producer. www.facebook.com/yannmartelauthor W Regina-based Jean Freeman's writing credits include plays, films and four early-reader books with illustrator Val Lawton: Where Does Your Dog Sleep?, Where Does Your Cat Nap?, Wascana Wild Goose Chase and Do Trees Sneeze? Freeman is an actor as well as a storyteller, and for six seasons played the mayor's grandma in the popular Canadian TV comedy series Corner Gas and Corner Gas: The Movie. www.face book.com/jean.freeman.161 The university of saskatchewan space Design Team's mars rover project; (right) the team behind the scenes. Jean freeman

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