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DontLetGoCanada114 karma

Unfortunately, the truth is that right now Canada doesn’t have any long-term goals. The last long-term plan goes back a couple of decades. And without a plan… drift. As a result, Canada has fallen from 8th to 18th place in investment in space since 1992. That’s why the Don’t Let Go Canada campaign exists: to get the Government of Canada to step up and put in place a long-term fully funded space plan.

DontLetGoCanada103 karma

Walk away. Let them use their GPS to find their best route home to go watch their satellite TV show.

DontLetGoCanada86 karma

Hey there! You can and should get involved! Check out the dontletgocanada.ca website to see what steps to take. You'll see that we are already supported by space engineering and rocketry teams at universities across the country.

DontLetGoCanada52 karma

Thanks Commander Hadfield - You made our day (again). Can't wait to see what you do next. #dontletgocanada

DontLetGoCanada44 karma

Lunar Gateway will be up and running; space mining will be getting big -- Tiny Luxembourg (population of just 600,000) has set its sights on being the leading country in space mining. Why space mining? Because just one asteroid, the size of a football field, is estimated to have between $25 and $50 billion worth of rare and precious metals, and there are currently 18,000 such asteroids in the vicinity of Earth. Space mining missions will start as early as the 2020s.