LONGUEUIL — The Canadian Space Agency has begun polling the public on four possible choices for the name of the new Canadian lunar rover, which will head to the Moon once built: Athabasca, Courage, Glacier or Pol-R.
The rover, still in development, will be the first Canadian vehicle to explore the surface of the Moon, with a launch planned no earlier than 2026.
It should explore the lunar South Pole. Among its tasks will be the search for water in the form of ice, a key to the future of human space exploration of the Moon.
Online voting began on Wednesday and continues until December 20. The Agency does not offer a voting option to propose names in writing.
The Agency wants the name to be representative of the mission or to allude to Canada’s role in space.
A link to vote for the name of the rover can be found at https://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/actualites/nouvelles/2024/2024-11-20-vote-est-ouvert -to-give-a-name-to-the-Canadian-lunar-astromobile.asp
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