A new era of Lunar exploration: Canada is heading to the Moon

A new era of Lunar exploration: Canada is heading to the Moon With Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen leading the way, Canada is heading to the Moon with humans and robots, as explained by Dr. Gordon Osinski from Western University. Canada has a long history in space – a history that many people may not be aware of. With the launch of the Alouette-1 satellite in 1962, Canada became the third country in space, following the former USSR and the U.S. Since then, Canada has played an important role in space, with satellites such as the Radarsat program to monitor Earth, a pioneering astronaut program, and contributions to various robotic planetary and astronomy missions.