Artemis
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The new space race is here. Will it look like the ’60s — or the 16th century?Many countries – and companies – are starting or renewing their space programs, competing to reach the Moon’s South Pole, where there might be ice and highly valuable resources.CanadaAug 22, 2023
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NASA taps Bezos’ Blue Origin to build moonwalkers’ lunar landersNASA Administrator Bill Nelson said the agency wants different landing options as it seeks a return to the moon more than a half-century after the end of the Apollo moonshots.ScienceMay 19, 2023
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Space exploration entering ‘new era’ with private firms: Canadian astronautIn an interview with 'The West Block,' Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen talks about training for NASA’s Artemis II mission and Canada's role in the future of space travel.ScienceApr 9, 2023
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Canadian Jeremy Hansen named to NASA’s Artemis II mission around the moonWith the Artemis missions, NASA aims to investigate more of the lunar surface with the plan to build a sustainable presence on the moon.CanadaApr 3, 2023
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Artemis II: Why NASA is sending a crew around the moon after 50 yearsBack to the moon? Not quite, but close. Here's what NASA wants from the lunar orbit program known as Artemis II and why a Canadian will be on board.ScienceApr 3, 2023
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UBC scientist’s ‘mutant yeast’ from space could help future astronauts, cancer patientsLast November, UBC pharmaceutical science professor Corey Nislow was among the lucky few who were able to send research samples aboard NASA's Artemis 1 lunar mission.ScienceJan 11, 2023
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B.C. scientist flying to Florida to retrieve his yeast from space"Out last common ancestor with yeast was a billion years ago, (but) half of our genes operation very much the same way," said UBC pharmaceutical sciences professor Corey Nislow.ScienceDec 15, 2022
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NASA’s new moon rocket blasts off 50 years after Apollo programThe rocket was supposed to have made its dry run by 2017. Government watchdogs estimate NASA will have spent US$93 billion on the project by 2025.WorldNov 16, 2022
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NASA moon rocket launch postponed, but ‘still a good day for Canada,’ minister saysInnovation Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne is in Florida for the launch where a Canadian astronaut is expected to be on the first manned crew of the rocket.CanadaAug 29, 2022
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NASA poised for Artemis moon rocket launch 50 years after Apollo: Here’s what to knowThe 98-meter rocket will attempt to send an empty crew capsule into a far-flung lunar orbit, 50 years after NASA's famed Apollo moonshots.ScienceAug 28, 2022
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