NASA put the first men on the moon in the late 1960s and early 1970s but the Artemis mission marks the first attempt to return to the lunar surface, with plans to stay.

'It's a new era,' said president Lisa Campbell on Space X, private partnerships and no rules.

Western University will be marking the International Day of Women and Girls in Science with an event on Feb. 11.

Joshua Kudryk and Jenni Sidey-Gibbons, who both hail from Alberta, graduated Friday along with 11 Americans from NASA's basic astronaut training and will be part of the next generation of space explorers hoping to return to Earth's satellite and beyond.

A group of students are building and preparing a small research satellite for space at the University of Saskatchewan.

The next 50 years will offer unprecedented opportunities for astronauts to go boldly where no Canadian has gone before.

Astronaut David Saint-Jacques was met with thunderous applause as he returned to a hero's welcome at the Canadian Space Agency headquarters.

The Canadian astronaut said while he hasn't felt any pain since his return Monday night, balance was an issue and he's been cautious walking and running.

The 49-year-old Quebec native boarded a NASA plane during the night and is expect to arrive in Houston later today after a brief stopover in Scotland.

The Saint-Lambert, Que., native will set a record for the longest single spaceflight by a Canadian at 204 days.