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Local firm excited about potential spinoffs of government commitment to ‘Lunar Gateway’

Canada’s support for NASA’s Lunar Gateway program comes as good news to a King-based firm. Canada’s commitment to participating in the Lunar Gateway forms the cornerstone of “Exploration, Imagination, Innovation: A New Space Strategy for Canada,” which aims to leverage Canadian strengths like robotics, while advancing science and innovation in exciting areas like AI and biomedical technologies.

Space Stations – Part 2: The Canadian Contribution

Do you have a Canadian $5 bill handy? Look at the back. Spoiler alert! Shown is the Canadian contribution to the Space Station Program and I’m going to tell you the story! I’m going to tell it from my perspective since I led the Spar team who created the Canadian Space Station Program.

Resident helped put Canada in the space game

Many people reach for the stars. For a King City man, his handiwork has been to space and back. Right now, far above us, the fruits of Jim Middleton’s labours are operating aboard one of mankind’s greatest achievements – the International Space Station.