The Canadian government announced Monday that Canadansys Aerospace Corp. — a space systems and advanced vehicle developer — had been awarded a contract to design and build the nation’s first lunar rover, which will be sent to the Moon’s south pole region in a few years. Canadensys, also one of Canada’s most innovative space systems companies, leads a broad group of partners, including Western University and NASA’s Ames Research Centre.
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Western’s Gordon “Oz” Osinski will be the project’s principal investigator and scientific leader. Story continues below ad “I’m honestly shocked and it hasn’t sunk in yet,” Osinski said in a media release. “It’s a cliché, but I really feel like this is the culmination of everything I’ve worked for throughout my academic career. It’s very, very exciting.” Wow, it’s finally happening!!! Canada is sending a rover to the Moon! And I’m very excited to be the Rover Science Principal Investigator for this mission led by @Canadensys1!!! To the moon! @westernu 🇨🇦🌙 https://t.co/O6NtNEARDe — Gordon Oz Osinski (@drcrater) November 14, 2022 The professor of earth sciences will coordinate the science team, develop the overall plan for the mission, work with other institutions to finalize their “instrument development,” as well as “analyze satellite data from the Moon to identify potential landing sites. Current trend
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“Canadensys and our team members have been hard at work for the past decade developing many of the key component technologies for lunar rovers,” said Christian Sallaberger, president and CEO of Canadensys. “This contract is a testament to that hard work and we are humbled to be given this remarkable opportunity to lead such a prestigious international team to the Moon.” Story continues below ad According to Western’s communications team, the mission was launched as part of the Canadian Space Agency’s Lunar Exploration Accelerator Program (LEAP). The 30kg rover will work to demonstrate key technologies for future lunar exploration and also has “science objectives” focusing on geology, shadow regions and volatiles – a group of chemical elements and compounds that can easily evaporate – as and life sciences and astronaut health. “This is an incredible opportunity for me and an incredible opportunity for Western,” Osinski said. “In the coming years, many students, faculty and staff will play a role in this historic mission as we bring Canada and Western to the Moon.” 7:10 NASA postpones Artemis launch due to technical issues © 2022 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.
