Canada and ESA, both buffeted by NASA’s sidelining of Lunar Gateway, must decide how to respond. Canada already has

by Peter B. de Selding

LA PLATA, Maryland — Canadian Space Agency (CSA) President Lisa Campbell and former NASA Chief Economist Alexander MacDonald, a Canadian citizen, said Canada is well placed to profit from NASA’s sudden shift in priorities and the cancellation of the Lunar Gateway program. But Canada needs to move quickly to get maximum benefit.

They both urged that Canada’s industry adopt the urgency of NASA’s new Ignition lunar-focused program to leverage Canada’s expertise in robotics now that there is no clear use for . . .

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