Canada has announced it will contribute CAD2bn ($1.5bn) over 24 years to NASA's Lunar Orbital Platform Gateway project. The first nation to partner with NASA on the programme, Canada has agreed to develop a smart robot called Canadarm3, to repair the Gateway. In addition to its contribution of CAD1bnn, Canada is also contributing CAD10m for each year that the project remains operational.
Canada has announced it will contribute CAD2bn ($1.5bn) over 24 years to NASA's Lunar Orbital Platform Gateway project. The first nation to partner with NASA on the programme, Canada has agreed to develop a smart robot called Canadarm3, to repair the Gateway. It will also fund a Lunar Exploration Accelerator Program to assist small and medium-sized enterprises to develop AI, robotics and health technologies to be used in lunar orbit.