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Canada's Hansen Becomes First Non-U.S. Astronaut to Fly Moon

4/9/2026

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Prime Minister Mark Carney will speak with Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen on Wednesday after the Artemis II mission.
Artemis II named Hansen the first non-U.S. citizen to fly around the moon.
The mission advances plans to return humans to the moon by 2028.
The mission included a six-hour lunar flyby.
It will conclude with a splashdown near San Diego on Friday.

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Prime Minister Mark Carney will speak with Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen on Wednesday after the Artemis II mission.
Artemis II named Hansen the first non-U.S. citizen to fly around the moon.
The mission advances plans to return humans to the moon by 2028.
The mission included a six-hour lunar flyby.
It will conclude with a splashdown near San Diego on Friday.