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Yesterday — 31 March 2026Main stream

First Canadian Astronaut Will Travel to the Moon Amid Fraying U.S.-Canada Relations

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 Times

Robert Lucas of MDA Space helped develop the Canadarm3, a robotic system that will support astronauts during spacewalks and aid repairs in orbit.
Before yesterdayMain stream

For NASA’s Artemis II Crew, Journey to the Moon ‘Starting to Feel Real’

30 March 2026 at 01:39
The four astronauts — three Americans and one Canadian — spoke from a prelaunch quarantine ahead of their scheduled Wednesday mission.

© Joe Raedle/Getty Images

From left, Jeremy Hansen, Christina Koch, Reid Wiseman and Victor Glover, members of the Artemis II crew, after arriving at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Friday. Mr. Wiseman is holding a plush toy named Rise that will fly in their capsule during their journey to the moon.
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