Astronaut Jeremy Hansen shares message of Canadian pride and ambition as Artemis II nears the moon

More than 200,000 kilometres from Earth, Jeremy Hansen spoke to Canadians back home: “I am so proud of our country,” he said from inside the Orion spacecraft early Saturday morning.

“If we can send a human around the moon in 2026, just imagine what we’re capable of doing next,” he added.

Hansen was speaking during a live question-and-answer session with Canadian reporters Friday, carried out over a delayed video link routed through Houston. The connection takes about 10 seconds to travel between Earth and space.