Canada鈥檚 new lunar rover will head to the moon when it鈥檚 built, but first it needs a name.
The Canadian Space Agency has begun polling the public on four possible choices: Athabasca, Courage, Glacier or Pol-R.
The rover, still in development, will be the first Canadian craft to explore the moon鈥檚 surface, with a launch scheduled for 2026 at the earliest.
It is expected to explore the lunar south pole, and among its tasks will be searching search for water ice, a key to the future of human space exploration of the moon.
and continues until Dec. 20, and the agency is not providing an option for write-in votes.
The agency says it wants the name to be representative of the mission or to allude to Canada鈥檚 role in space.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 20, 2024.
