‘The time is now’: Artemis II and launch investment push Canada toward a more sovereign future in space

Jeremy Hansen’s successful lunar mission and a new Nova Scotia launch pad are pushing Canada to confront its reliance on foreign partners for access to space.
Defence Minister David McGuinty announces a $200-million federal investment in sovereign space launch infrastructure at the Canadian Space Agency’s David Florida Laboratory in Ottawa on March 16.

Canada has reached the moon, but still lacks its own way into space—a gap the government is moving to close.

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