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Canada's Jeremy Hansen is gearing up for his first spaceflight — the Artemis 2 moon mission. Here's what he's learning from his three veteran NASA crewmates.
CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen (@Astro_Jeremy) will be the first Canadian to ever fly to the Moon. He’ll take part in #Artemis II, a crewed flight test of the Orion spacecraft.
In contrast, the Artemis missions are designed to take astronauts to the Moon’s extreme polar regions, where temperatures can reach -369 degrees Fahrenheit (-223 degrees Celsius).
On July 20, 2019, six Canadian astronauts will host events across Canada to mark the 50th anniversary of man's first steps on the moon. NASA’s Apollo 11 blasted off from Earth on July 16, 1969 ...