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For Artemis IV, an Ontario planetary scientist, Dr. Gordon Osinski, is set to help guide astronauts at the lunar south pole — the first human return since 1972.

That work includes mapping routes, selecting samples and shaping the science done on the surface.

Canada is also eyeing a material contribution set to be ready for 2034: the creation of a lunar rover.

As Caroline-Emmanuelle Morisset, senior scientist in lunar and planetary science at the Canadian Space Agency, puts it, Canada isn’t just watching the next missions in space, it’s helping build them.

This report by ¹ú²úÓÕ»ó¸£Àû was first published April, 11, 2026.

--with files from William Eltherington