NORCAT explains space mining at Science North

The rovers used to simulate space missions will be in the Vale Cavern at Science North Oct. 23.

Dale Boucher from the Northern Centre for Advanced Technology Inc. (NORCAT) will be on hand to talk about how the company has been developing space mining equipment over the past 10 years.

NORCAT recently completed two projects for the Canadian Space Agency that focus on “space mining, excavation and planetary exploration,” stated a press release from Science North.

Boucher will be speaking at Science North at 1:30 p.m. For more information, visit www.sciencenorth.ca.