Hansen's Lunar Mission: New Records, Excitement

0:00It's April 6th, from your city to your ears. This is Vancouver News today, powered by AI, I'm Cory with the story. Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hanson and his Artemis II crew just smashed records by flying farther from Earth than any humans ever have, looping around. The moon on this test mission. Right now, they're out there in the Orion spacecraft, pushing the limits of space travel, Hanson's folks back home in Ingersoll, Ontario, got the thrill of their lives with an email street from orbit. They sent it on April 4th, and he hit Reply just yesterday, keeping it simple with how much fun he's having, and some love from mom and dad. The parents, Nancy and Gary, caught the action from Fort Myers, Florida, over Easter Monday, cheering as the crew nailed that lunar flyby without even, landing. Everyone's buzzing with excitement, from the family, to the NASA and Canadian Space Agency crowds at pre-imposed mission parties. Those pros assured the Hansons everything smooth, building real confidence, and they

1:00see this sparking kids to chase science dreams big time. Crews taking shifts, snapping moon picks, and scouting geology, classic spacework, while Jeremy earned his gold astronaut pin for his first flight, per. Tradition. Parents are headed to Houston mission control for the big splash-down set for Friday evening. As Artemis 2 wraps up, it's clear this runs paving the way for moon landing's ahead, firing up the next wave of explorers right here on the ground.