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Despite the test launch of NASA's new moon rocket being postponed on Monday, August 29, 2022, morning, Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne said it was "still a good day for Canada."

As he was training in 2004 for his second space flight to help in the construction of the International Space Station, a routine visit to the doctor almost cut short Dave Williams' career as an astronaut.

With an eye on future lunar exploration, Canada's space agency is calling on companies to present their ideas for everything from moon-rover power systems to innovative mineral prospecting techniques.