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Canadian Space Agency commits $1 million to lunar power and mining research

June 10, 2026June 10, 2026 - by cmedia

Ontario/IBNS-CMEDIA: Canadian Strategic Missions Corporation has secured $1 million from the Canadian Space Agency to study power generation and resource extraction technologies for future missions to the Moon. The funding …

Canada / Science

Canada’s Joshua Kutryk to join SpaceX Crew-13 flight to ISS

April 24, 2026April 24, 2026 - by cmedia

Ottawa/IBNS-CMEDIA: Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk has been assigned to SpaceX Crew-13, marking his first spaceflight to the International Space Station later this year. Kutryk is scheduled to launch no earlier …

Astronomy

NASA’s Artemis II mission to have Canadian Jenni Gibbons as a voice link from Earth to space

March 29, 2026March 29, 2026 - by cmedia

Washington/CMEDIA: Calgary-born astronaut Jenni Gibbons is reportedly set to participate in NASA’s Artemis II mission, which will send humans to the moon for the first time in more than 50 years. “So …

Astronomy

Canada’s first moon rover to soon have a name as it prepares to explore a hostile lunar region

November 22, 2024November 22, 2024 - by cmedia

Representative image of moon rover. Image credit: Unsplash/Alexander Andrews The Canadian Space Agency has announced a competition to name Canada’s first-ever rover mission to the moon. This unmanned mission will explore …