Moon Mission
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Canada’s Jeremy Hansen says Artemis II moon mission ‘harder than I thought’The four-member crew that will orbit the moon in late 2024 as part of the Artemis II is "fired up" after seeing the Orion spacecraft they will use for the first time.CanadaAug 8, 2023
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Community over the moon as London’s Jeremy Hansen to be first Canadian in deep spaceThe 47-year-old mission specialist will be one of four astronauts in the 10-day mission set to launch in November 2024, according to NASA and the Canadian Space Agency.CanadaApr 3, 2023
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Labrador crater with moon-like properties could be ‘training site’ for Artemis astronautsA Canadian astronaut is to be part of Artemis II, planned for May 2024. This would make Canada the second country to have an astronaut fly around the moon.CanadaJan 22, 2023
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Western prof to lead team in Canada’s first lunar rover mission in 2026Western’s Gordon 'Oz' Osinski will serve as principal investigator and scientific lead in sending Canada’s first lunar rover in the moon mission now expected for 2026.CanadaNov 15, 2022
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Chinese moon mission begins return to earth with lunar rocksChang'e 5 is the third Chinese spacecraft to land on the moon and the first to take off from it again.WorldDec 3, 2020
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UBC is sending yeast to orbit the moon. Here’s why it matters for human space explorationUBC researchers hope testing the effects of space radiation on yeast, they'll be able to protect future astronauts on long space missions.Dec 16, 2019
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India assessing ‘technical snag’ that aborted moon mission launchThe full details of what went wrong will be available when scientists can access the rocket and after a full analysis is done.WorldJul 15, 2019
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Canada joins NASA-led moon mission, dubbed ‘Lunar Gateway’NASA is embarking on the creation of its new Lunar Gateway, a space station it plans to send into orbit around the moon starting in 2022.CanadaFeb 28, 2019
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Here’s why the head of NASA wants Canadian boots – and tech – on the next moon missionCanada has an apparent invite to be in on the next NASA moon mission with its expertise in artificial intelligence.CanadaNov 14, 2018
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Astronaut says one thing might stop artists from visiting the moon with SpaceXOne major health factor might prevent a Japanese billionaire from bringing some of his favourite artists to the moon on a SpaceX rocket one day.WorldSep 19, 2018
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