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Astronaut says Canadians can be proud of NASA’s Artemis II moon mission
Jeremy Hansen will be the first non-American beyond low Earth orbit on Artemis II, a nearly 10-day lunar flyby mission supported by Canadian innovation and investment.
- Canadian Jeremy Hansen will become the first non-American to travel beyond low Earth orbit Wednesday, serving as mission specialist for the nearly 10-day Artemis II lunar fly-around alongside NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch.
- Canada's involvement results from years of strategic investment, innovation, and expertise; as the first of dozens of nations to join the Artemis program, the country leveraged its history building the International Space Station.
- Managers confirmed the rocket is performing well following February's hydrogen fuel leaks, while forecasters predict cooperative weather during the six-day launch window as astronauts finalize preparations at Kennedy Space Center.
- Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk said he expects to get goosebumps watching the launch, adding, "Canada is important to him, as it is to all of us," emphasizing Hansen's symbolic role for the nation.
- Unlike the Apollo program, which sent men to the moon from 1968 through 1972, the Artemis mission aims to build infrastructure and laboratories for sustained human presence beyond low Earth orbit.
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Astronaut says Canadians can be proud of NASA's Artemis II moon mission
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The Canadians behind Artemis II’s historic moon mission
At 6:24 pm ET today, humans will attempt to head toward the moon for the first time in more than 50 years. The Artemis II mission, if successful, would send the astronauts where no man, woman, or Canadian has ever gone before. The Artemis II moon rocket is set to take off from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center this evening, the first attempt of a six-day launch window. Four astronauts, including Canadian Jeremy Hansen, will fly around the moon for…
Astronaut says Canadians can be proud of NASA's Artemis II moon mission
NASA’s countdown clock is ticking down as astronauts — including Canadian Jeremy Hansen — make their final preparations for the Artemis II mission, which is set to send humans back to the moon for the first time in more than 50 years. “It’s a pretty historic way to go to the moon,” said Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk on Monday. “It’s the first time that crews have gone back there since Apollo.” If there are no problems on Wednesday, Hansen, 50…
NASA’s next mission will mark a milestone by including for the first time a woman, a person of color and a non-American astronaut on a trip around the satellite. Canada’s involvement reflects decades of international cooperation and opens a new stage in lunar exploration. Read more
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