Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that Canada will be 'going to the moon' as a partner in a NASA-led project.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gets a look at the international space station's robotic control centre as his daughter, Ella-Grace, and robotic flight controller Jason Seagram look on at the Canadian Space Agency headquarters on February 28, 2019. LONGUEUIL, Que. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that Canada will be "going to the moon" as a partner in a NASA-led project.
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. The plan calls for a sustainable lunar architecture that would allow people and equipment to go back and forth to the moon regularly, NASA says.Trudeau said today at the Canadian Space Agency that the partnership in the Lunar Gateway will be part of a new space strategy that will see the federal government invest $2.05 billion over 24 years.
He said the investment will create hundreds of well-paying jobs and contribute $100 million annually to Canada's gross domestic product.
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