Canada is building its first lunar rover this week on Planetary Radio.

I'm Sarah Alahmed of the Planetary Society with more of the human adventure across our

solar system and beyond.

The Canadian Space Agency is upping their moon game with their upcoming lunar rover.

Their years of testing and deliberation, a company named Canadensis Aerospace Corporation

has won the contract to build it.

Peter Vischer, the director of Canadensis West, joins us to discuss the rover's mission

and design.

And we'll let you know what to look for in the night sky and this week's What's Up

with Bruce Betts.

I'd like to apologize up front for being a bit croaky during the show.

Unfortunately I contracted COVID and recorded most of this before my first positive test.

I promise I'll rest up so I can be back to share the wonders of space exploration

with you in future weeks.

Now for some space mission briefings.

China's Zerong Mars rover appears to be facing challenges.

Images from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter show that the rover has not moved since

at least September 2022.

Zerong was expected to autonomously resume activities around December after a planned

hibernation during the Martian Winter.

The Chinese government has not provided any public updates on the state of the mission.

The European Space Agency is planning an in-space asteroid hunting mission.

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