Hansen's Space Odyssey: Inspiring Cadets

0:00It's April 2nd. This is Vancouver News today, powered by AI. Cadets from Jeremy Hansen's Old London Air Cadet Squadron lit up Fanshawe College on April 1st, 2026, cheering as Artemis II. Blasted off with their hometown hero aboard. Hansen linked up with the 614 Squadron at age 12, stuck around for seven years, and snacked his glider pilot license by 17. Captain Travis Buckle says, Hansen's journey proves their hard work pays off big time. Showing kids that locking in on a goal leads to wild. Achievements. 17-year-old Aaron Gonzales sees this as just the start for more squadron successes, figuring the tough path Hansen took open doors. They'll charge through next. Young Cadet Lilly Ellis calls it straight up cool. Dreaming one day it could be them up there, feeling that fire for the next wave of space explorers.