Canadian Astronaut Calls from Moon's Orbit

0:00It's April 4th. This is Canada News Today, your AI-powered local news. Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen just made history, linking up live from deep space in the first ever call like this for the Canadian Space Agency. He's aboard NASA's Orion spacecraft, three days into their 10-day trip circling the moon on the Artemis 2 mission. This fly by marks the first crewed moon loop in over 50 years, with a 4-person team including Hansen as mission specialist alongside NASA folks. Reed Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch. They launched April 1st, pushing way past low Earth orbit. Hosted by CSA President Lisa Campbell, Hansen dropped details on daily life up there and what's next, like spotting a solar eclipse from the moons. Far side scientists added that just for them. For Canada, this is huge, first time one of ours hits deep space. More live chats are coming, including one tomorrow morning, so folks back home get more straight from space vibes as they loop the moon and head home.

1:03Keep your eyes on the skies, Canada. This deep space era is just getting started.