posted 12-16-2020 09:24 AM               

Canadian will join NASA's first Artemis crew on mission to the moon

The first international crew member to fly aboard a NASA mission to the moon will come from Canada.

The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) on Wednesday (Dec. 16) announced an agreement with NASA to collaborate on the United States' Artemis moon program, including launching a Canadian astronaut on the first mission to fly with a crew.

"This is a significant moment in Canada's space history," Navdeep Bains, Canada's minister of innovation, science and industry, said in a statement. "All eyes will look to the sky as one of our astronauts becomes the first Canadian to travel around the moon."