Canada joins Artemis mission with robotic lunar rover.
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Canada plans to invest $1.2 billion CAD ($900 million) over 13 years to develop a lunar utility vehicle to support human exploration of the moon. The Canadian government has not disclosed many details about the proposed vehicle, but the announcement has been welcomed by Canadian industry. Some speculate that Canada could offer the vehicle to NASA in exchange for additional seats on Artemis missions, including those landing on the moon. Canada secured a seat on Artemis 2 and a later, unspecified Artemis mission to the lunar Gateway from NASA in 2020 in exchange for providing the Canadarm3 robotic arm system for the Gateway.
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