The Ontario astronaut is among the four-person crew
for NASA’s upcoming Artemis II mission and will become the only non-American to leave Earth’s orbit when the mission blasts off next year.“It’s a really big deal for me, but I’m very humbled and super proud to do it,” said Hansen in an interview Sunday with“This is a historic moment for Canada for sure and we are here because of decades of effort by thousands of people.”
Click to share quote on Twitter: "This is a historic moment for Canada for sure and we are here because of decades of effort by thousands of people."With the rise of Space X founded by billionaire Elon Musk and other private firms, there is a growing push toward commercialization. Despite the regulatory challenges, Hansen said this is “bringing huge dividends” to the industry and countries like Canada need to keep working so as not to be outpaced as space exploration becomes more commercial.“The advantages far outweigh the disadvantages from my perspective and that’s why you’re seeing so much change in space, because we’ve really hit a new era.”The Artemis II mission is scheduled for launch in November 2024.
If successful, this will be the first time humans get that close to the moon since the Apollo program more than 50 years ago.The approximately 10-day flight test will “pave the way for lunar surface missions, including landing the first woman and first person of color on the Moon,”Hansen, who is a former fighter pilot, will be accompanied by three other Americans on the mission.
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