Space travel: Manitoba students handle lunar exploration equipment [Video]

Students in Stonewall, Man. got an out-of-this-world lesson Thursday.

Grade seven and eight students at Stonewall Centennial School got to remotely command a rover the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) is developing to travel across the moon’s surface.

Teacher Maria Nickel said she learned about the opportunity from a CSA social media post, asking for students who would want to drive the rover.

She said her students were excited when they learned they could be apart of real-life space work.

“It was really intriguing for them, that they got to be doing the exact problem solving that’s being done for the lunar rover that will be landing on the moon,” Nickel said.

Grade seven and eight students at Stonewall Centennial School remotely command a rover the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) is developing to travel across the moon’s surface on Oct. 10, 2024. (Jamie Dowsett/CTV News Winnipeg)

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