{"id":1753,"date":"2021-06-07T21:03:31","date_gmt":"2021-06-07T21:03:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ngc.preprodciblesolutions.com\/?p=1753"},"modified":"2026-03-31T20:15:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T20:15:41","slug":"canada-moves-forward-with-plans-to-explore-the-moon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ngcaerospace.com\/en\/canada-moves-forward-with-plans-to-explore-the-moon\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada Moves Forward with Plans to Explore the Moon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"photo\">Jean de Lafontaine, President and Founder of NGC Aerospace Ltd., participated in the virtual press conference held by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) on May 26, 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"photo\">The Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, Fran\u00e7ois-Philippe Champagne, announced the investment of 3 million dollars in lunar exploration technology initiatives funded by the CSA. Watch the video below to see how NGC will implement this funding (in French).<\/p>\n<p class=\"photo\">See also: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/space-agency\/news\/2021\/05\/canada-moves-forward-with-plans-to-explore-the-moon.html\">CSA\u2019s news release<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"post_content\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2021-05-26_Agence-spatiale-canadienne_Projets-li&amp;eacute;s-&amp;agrave;-l'exploration-de-la-lune-le-Canada-va-de-l'avant\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/560085758?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"950\" height=\"534\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jean de Lafontaine, President and Founder of NGC Aerospace Ltd., participated in the virtual press conference held by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) on May 26, 2021. 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