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To the moon and back again: Artemis II lands in Ottawa

Canadian astronauts Jeremy Hansen and Jenni Gibson received a warm welcome on May 13 as the Artemis II mission crew made a two-day flyby in the nation's capital to keep the 'joy train' rolling toward humanity's future among the stars.

Artemis II astronauts Jenni Gibbons, left, Jeremy Hansen, Christina Koch, Victor Glover and Reid Wiseman participate in a maximum-capacity public Q&A inside the National Arts Centre's Southam Hall during their Ottawa-flyby on May 13. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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BY STUART BENSON

May 15, 2026

Canada’s very own Jeremy Hansen and his fellow Artemis II astronauts made splashdown in Ottawa on May 13, marking his triumphant return home to share some of the lunar inspiration, grace, curiosity, and humanity he and his crew mates rediscovered during th...

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