Canadian Astronauts' Pride in Space Mission

0:00It's April 9th. This is Canada News Today, powered by AI. Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hanson and his three American crewmates on Artemis II just wrapped a fun call with Prime Minister Mark Carney. The team is on day 8 of a 10-day mission, heading home after a 7-hour lunar fly-by that broke the distance record from Apollo 13. Carney told them all Canadians are proud, then lighten the mood by saying, folks back home prefer maple syrup over Nutella on pancakes. The Nutella bit came from a video earlier showing it floating around zero gravity. Hanson laughed and said absolutely, while crewmate Christina Koch hunted for the syrup. The call happened through the Canadian Space Agency, with industry minister Melanie Jolie and students watching in person, Carney dialing in remote. Crew reactions showed real pride in Canada's space role. Hanson called it an honor, crediting years of hard work that got him to deep space. Commander Reid Weisman shouted out training at the Canadian Space Agency near Montreal,

1:01where he made lifelong friends in just one week of robotics. Practice. They stressed teamwork and calculated risks, saying Canada has to push through failures to keep advancing. Hanson even showed Carney a Canadian flag patch flying on board, promising to deliver it back home. Carney wrapped by inviting the crew to Canada for that maple syrup, praising how their reach for the stars inspires the world to go further together.