Canadian Space Agency Budgets $65 Million to Develop Lunar Rover: Internal Audit

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tries to see if the remote-controlled lunar rover being tested out by NASA astronaut Victor Glover (C) will run over his foot or stop automatically, as he meets with the crew of the Artemis II at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum in Ottawa on April 25, 2023. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang

The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has budgeted approximately $65 million—representing over 40 percent of the agency’s total funds for a moon exploration project—to develop a lunar rover, according to an internal audit.

On top of the $65 million for the rover, the CSA also said that around $20 million of the budget has been allocated to a “scientific instrument that will eventually be used on the moon,” while another $20 million has been earmarked for a “contribution for a partner’s mission to return a sample from Mars.”