Artemis II Crew Draws 400-Plus in Ottawa, Urges Canada to Aim for Moon and Mars
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Updated · POLITICO · May 17
Artemis II Crew Draws 400-Plus in Ottawa, Urges Canada to Aim for Moon and Mars
6 articles · Updated · POLITICO · May 17
More than 400 people packed the Canadian Museum of History and about 100 rushed microphones at a National Arts Centre Q&A as the Artemis II crew’s post-splashdown Ottawa tour drew enthusiastic crowds.
Jeremy Hansen used the final Ottawa stop to press Canada’s space sector not to “waste” the moment, saying Canadians will reach the moon with partners and help pave the way to Mars.
Prime Minister Mark Carney hosted Hansen, Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and capsule communicator Jenni Gibbons for a gift exchange, receiving a flown Artemis patch and presenting commemorative coins.
The Ottawa swing highlighted Canada’s renewed space ambitions after the April 10 Pacific splashdown, with the crew scheduled to continue the tour at the Canadian Space Agency in Longueuil and in Montreal.
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