By Rajitha Sivakumaran
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ast and enigmatic, space has incit-
ed a considerable amount of fasci-
nation despite being an impossible
destination for the average Earthling. Ev-
erything from ancient astronomy to mod-
ern-day extraterrestrials demonstrates our
fixation with the boundless extension of
our skies, but only a few devote their lives
to studying the mysteries of space. In the
Canadian context, Dr. Jean de Lafontaine
is one such example.
President of NGC Aerospace and a profes-
sor with the Université de Sherbrooke’s
faculty of engineering, Dr. de Lafontaine’s
fascination with space exploration has only
intensified with time. He founded NGC in
2001 and since then, the company has
been making mobile vehicles autonomous
and intelligent, employing breakthrough
technology that has revolutionized the
aerospace industry.
With NGC’s technology, these vehicles
rely less on human intervention or inter-
action. With the exception of complex
decision-making and high-level monitor-
ing, something humans are very good at,
these vehicles can function independently.
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