The four-wheeled vehicle, which could launch as early as 2026, is designed to carry a suite of science instruments to a landing site somewhere near the moon’s south pole
Canadensys Aerospace Corporation has been given the green light to build a lunar rover for Canada – a key step in the country’s first effort to lead a space science mission on another world.will cover the main design and building phase of the rover. The four-wheeled vehicle, which could launch as early as 2026, is designed to be operated remotely from Earth and carry a suite of science instruments to a landing site somewhere near the moon’s south pole.
The hope, she added, is that the rover will perform the feat a few times, leading to a mission that lasts a few months and sets the stage for more ambitious follow ups. A subsequent mission will include a Canadian astronaut when it makes its first crewed flight around the moon, though it will not include a lunar landing. Meanwhile, the Canadian rover is part of a parallel NASA program in which technology and science missions involving private sector partners will be sent to the moon on commercial launchers. In exchange for a ride to the moon, one of the six science instruments the rover carries will be provided by NASA.
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