Moon mission could boost Canadian health-care, climate efforts: Artemis II astronauts
OTTAWA — Four astronauts selected to orbit the moon say the Artemis II mission can help inform how Canada responds to food insecurity, health-care needs and climate adaptation in the Arctic.
And the head of NASA says that as crewmembers prepare to meet a new frontier in space, he expects Ottawa will boost its spending on the Canadian Space Agency, in line with its allies.
Jeremy Hansen, a Canadian colonel who will join three Americans in space, says the mission shows what working together can accomplish, and that spirit should guide humanity in its response to climate change.
The mission planned for November 2024 is part of an ambitious plan to establish a long-term presence on the moon, and involves sling-shotting into deep space for a figure-8 manoeuvre around the dark side of the moon.