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Artemis II crew gets hero's welcome at Canadian Space Agency headquarters in Quebec

The crew answered questions from officials and the public after a 10-day flight that took them farther from Earth than any humans before.

  • The Artemis crew received a hero's welcome at Canadian Space Agency headquarters in Longueuil, Que., following their 10-day mission to the far side of the moon.
  • Commander Reid Wiseman, Jeremy Hansen, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch traveled farther from Earth than any humans before them, with Wiseman noting the international crew's diverse perspectives strengthened the mission.
  • On Wednesday, the crew visited Parliament Hill and the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, where Hansen presented Prime Minister Mark Carney with the Canadian flag that flew around the moon.
  • Industry Minister Joly hosted a public question-and-answer session alongside Artemis capsule communicator Jenni Gibbons, who represented the team at NASA's Mission Control Center during the mission.
  • Koch and Glover noted they previously trained in Canada, emphasizing that the Canadian Space Agency feels like home to them as the mission concludes.
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Artemis II crew gets hero’s welcome at Canadian Space Agency headquarters in Quebec

LONGUEUIL - Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen and the rest of the Artemis II crew have received a hero's welcome at Canadian Space Agency headquarters after their journey to the far

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Artemis II crew gets hero's welcome at Canadian Space Agency headquarters in Quebec

LONGUEUIL - Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen and the rest of the Artemis II crew have received a hero's welcome at Canadian Space Agency headquarters after their journey to the far side of the moon.

·Winnipeg, Canada
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Global News broke the news in Toronto, Canada on Thursday, May 14, 2026.
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