Why are we going to the Moon again? Canada’s role in the Artemis Project.
7:30 pm, Monday September 9, 2024
TELUS World of Science – Zeidler Dome
FREE and open to the public.
This is a hybrid meeting. You may attend in person or via zoom.
Why are we going to the Moon again? Canada’s role in the Artemis Project.
Guest Speaker: Dr. Christa Van Laerhoven, President, Yukon Astronomical Society / RASC: Yukon

Buzz Aldrin on the Moon Photo Credit: NASA
Canada is participating in the Artemis missions, returning humans to lunar orbit and ultimately to the surface of the moon. In this talk Dr Christa Van Laerhoven discusses past lunar exploration and the upcoming Artemis missions, covering what we know about the moon and what we can hope to learn in future.
Christa is a planetary scientist currently living in the Yukon. She grew up in B.C.’s Fraser Valley, went to UBC for a B.Sc. in physics and astronomy, then to the University of Arizona for a Ph.D. in planetary sciences. After working as a planetary astronomer for several years she returned to UBC for a B.Ed. specializing in teaching high school math and physics. She is currently the president of the Yukon Centre of the RASC.