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<\/div>Lunar Invite<\/h2>
In November, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine asked Canada<\/a> to join the United States’ Lunar Gateway<\/a>, an outpost it hopes to have orbiting the Moon by 2024.<\/p> “We can’t achieve what we want to achieve in space if any of us goes alone,” he said<\/a> during a Canadian aerospace conference. “We want you [Canada] involved in our return to the Moon in a big way.”<\/p> It took three months, but Canada is now ready to commit to the program<\/a> — and to space exploration more broadly.<\/p> On Thursday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that Canada would join the Lunar Gateway — committing more than $150 million<\/a> Canadian dollars toward the program over the next five years.<\/p> “NASA is thrilled that Canada is the first international partner for the Gateway lunar outpost,” Bridenstine said in a press release<\/a> following Trudeau’s announcement. “Space exploration is in Canada’s DNA… Our new collaboration on Gateway will enable our broader international partnership to get to the Moon and eventually to Mars.”<\/p> The Lunar Gateway is just one part of Canada’s future space plans — in total, Trudeau said the nation will invest more than $2 billion Canadian dollars in its space program over the next 24 years.<\/p> “Canada’s historic investment will create good jobs for Canadians, keep our astronaut program running and our aerospace industry strong and growing,” Trudeau said, “while opening up a new realm of possibilities for Canadian research and innovation.”<\/p> READ MORE:<\/strong> Canada’s heading to the moon: A look at the Lunar Gateway<\/a> [CBC<\/em>]<\/p> More on the Lunar Gateway:<\/strong> NASA Head: “This Time, When We Go to the Moon, We Will Stay.”<\/a><\/em><\/p> The post Canada Commits $150 Million to NASA’s Moon-Orbiting Space Station<\/a> appeared first on Futurism<\/a>.<\/p> Read more: Lunar Invite In November, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine\u00a0 asked Canada to join the United States\u2019 Lunar Gateway , an outpost it hopes to have orbiting the Moon by 2024. \u201cWe can\u2019t achieve what we want to achieve in space if any of us goes alone,\u201d he said \u00a0during a Canadian aerospace conference. Continue reading Team of Two<\/h2>
Space Spending<\/h2>
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