First Canadian Astronaut Will Travel to the Moon Amid Fraying U.S.-Canada Relations NYT | Top Stories By: Vjosa Isai 31 March 2026 at 16:53 Canada will send its first astronaut to the moon on a joint mission with the United States, but back on Earth, the relationship between the two countries is fraying. © Ian Willms for The New York TimesRobert Lucas of MDA Space helped develop the Canadarm3, a robotic system that will support astronauts during spacewalks and aid repairs in orbit.
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