The crew of Artemis II is set to blast off from Cape Canaveral, Fla., as early as February and head toward the moon, where they will swing around it and head home. It’s the first step in getting boots on the moon for the first time in more than 50 years.
This isn’t just about planting a flag and collecting some rocks, as it was during the space race in the 1960s. NASA’s ambitious Artemis program has the long-term goal of exploring the moon, with a continuous human presence. And from there, on to Mars.
In order to maintain a presence on the moon, there’s going to be a need for energy. So how do you maintain a colony of people in a place that has roughly 14 days of sunlight followed by 14 days of darkness?
The answer: nuclear energy. And Canada is looking to step up.
Earlier this month, the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), awarded $1 million in funding to the Canadian Space Min
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