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Canada developing lunar rover and science payloads – SpaceNews
The Canadian Space Agency is moving ahead on efforts to develop lunar science payloads and a small rover that could fly to the moon with NASA.
WASHINGTON The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) is moving ahead on efforts to develop lunar science payloads and a small rover that could fly to the moon on a NASA-sponsored lander mission.
The CSA announced Nov. 27 it awarded six contracts with a total value of $2.9 million Canadian ($2.2 million) to five companies and universities for initial Phase 0 studies of lunar science instruments. The instruments range from spectrometers and particle telescopes to an agriculture feasibility payload.
The contracts,…
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