Canadian astronaut’s bon mots help heal wounds from French language row

Posted on April 19, 2026 by Admin

Jeremy Hansen praised for speaking French in space after Air Canada chief’s linguistic snub exposed tensions and drew rebuke from PM

Few people foresaw humanity’s quest for the moon as accurately as the 19th-century French author Jules Verne, whose two works –From the Earth to the Moon and Around the Moon – anticipated many of the features of modern lunar exploration.

But Verne’s language had never been spoken in deep space until the Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen uttered four words during Nasa’s recent Artemis II mission.

Artemis II crew speak out at welcome home event: ‘Earth was this lifeboat hanging in the universe’

Posted on April 12, 2026 by Admin

Astronauts make first remarks at jubilant homecoming in Houston after their record-breaking moon flyby

Still marveling over their moon mission, the Artemis II astronauts received a thunderous welcome home on Saturday from hundreds who took part in setting a record for deep space travel during the US space agency Nasa’s lunar comeback.

The crew of four arrived at Ellington Field near Nasa’s Johnson Space Center and Mission Control in Houston, flying in from San Diego, where they splashed down just offshore the evening before.

‘Just the beginning’: Artemis II crew splashes down after record-breaking moon flyby

Posted on April 10, 2026 by Admin

The four astronauts touched down on Earth off the coast of California, concluding historic 10-day mission

Artemis II splashdown! – in pictures

The Artemis II, and the four astronauts aboard the Orion space capsule, splashed down into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego on Friday night, with all four astronauts in good health.

“53 years ago, humanity left the moon. This time we return to stay. Let us finish what they started. Let us focus on what was left undone. Let us not go to plant flags and leave, but to stay with firmness in our purpose, with gratitude for the hands who built the machines and with love for the ones that we carry with us,” Nasa’s associate administrator Amit Kshatriya said at the late-night press conference after the astronauts landed.

Artemis II crew describe ‘overwhelming’ emotions after soaring past the moon

Posted on April 7, 2026 by Admin

Nasa astronauts begin journey home having collected eagerly awaited images of impact craters and ridges

Nasa’s Artemis II astronauts have described the powerful emotion felt when soaring over the moon as they photographed impact craters, cracks and ridges and began their long journey home.

Among the eagerly awaited images captured by the crew, who worked in pairs at the Orion capsule windows, are those of the Earth rising from behind the moon, a solar eclipse and parts of the 590-mile (950km) wide Orientale impact basin that have never been observed with the naked eye.

Trump tells Artemis II crew he saved Nasa despite trying to slash agency’s budget

Posted on April 7, 2026 by Admin

Astronauts had a call with the US president from space after setting record for the farthest-traveled humans from Earth

The crew of Artemis II phoned home from above the moon on Monday night after their record-breaking day, to find Donald Trump musing about how he had saved the US space agency, Nasa, from closing down and telling the astronauts how much they deserved the honor of the president seeking their autographs.

The intermittently uncomfortable 12-minute Earth-to-space call, facilitated by the Nasa administrator and Trump acolyte, Jared Isaacman, featured a lengthy period of silence, several references by the president about his friendship with the retired Canadian ice hockey player Wayne Gretzky, and how “America is the hottest country in the world right now”.

Artemis II swings back around after completing record-setting moon flyby

Posted on April 6, 2026 by Admin

Four astronauts become Earth’s farthest travelled and exceed a 1970 record on the fifth day of the mission

Artemis II astronauts broke Apollo 13’s distance record at 1.57pm eastern time on Monday, hugging each other in the cramped capsule as they made history for being the first four humans to travel the farthest from Earth than anyone before them.

About five hours later, at 7.02pm ET, the crew reached the furthest point in its mission, before swinging back around, at 252,756 miles from Earth – 4,111 miles farther than the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission in 1970.

Chance of alien life ‘goes to heart’ of space missions, Nasa chief says

Posted on April 5, 2026 by Admin

Jared Isaacman says odds of evidence we are not alone are ‘pretty high’ four days after Artemis II rocket lifted off

Nasa’s Orion spaceship four days into Artemis II mission: in pictures

The top official at Nasa says that the chance of alien existence is a factor in how the US space agency plans its missions.

Speaking on Sunday, Nasa administrator Jared Isaacman told CNN’s Meet the Press that investigating the existence of alien life “goes to the heart of many things that we do at Nasa”, adding: “Our job here is to go out and try and unlock the secrets of the universe.”

Artemis II astronauts expected to reach far side of moon on Monday

Posted on April 5, 2026 by Admin

Nasa team get deeper into space than any humans have ever ventured

Astronauts on the historic Artemis II mission are expected to reach the far side of the moon on Monday, venturing deeper into space than any humans before.

Nasa has reported satisfaction with progress toward the lunar fly-round since the team’s launch on Wednesday, with the three Americans and one Canadian on course to break the record for maximum range from Earth just as a total solar eclipse awaits.

Artemis II’s Jeremy Hansen calls Project Hail Mary ‘a real treat’ before his space mission

Posted on April 4, 2026 by Admin

Astronaut calls fellow Canadian Ryan Gosling’s movie ‘extraordinary’ ahead of Artemis II crew’s lunar fly-around

The new space movie Project Hail Mary starring Ryan Gosling has gotten a rave review from more than halfway to the moon.

Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen said on Saturday that he and his Artemis II crewmates got to watch the film with their families before launching on the lunar fly-around. He said it was “a real treat” to view the movie while getting ready for his own space adventure.

Artemis II astronauts share image of Earth as they pass halfway to the moon

Posted on April 3, 2026 by Admin

Moon-bound astronauts said a view of the entire Earth, complete with northern lights, was ‘the most spectacular moment’

The four Artemis astronauts have passed the halfway point between Earth and the moon on the way to their planned lunar flyby, Nasa said on Friday evening.

“We’re halfway there,” Nasa posted on social media.

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Canadian astronaut’s bon mots help heal wounds from French language row

Artemis II crew speak out at welcome home event: ‘Earth was this lifeboat hanging in the universe’

‘Just the beginning’: Artemis II crew splashes down after record-breaking moon flyby

Artemis II crew describe ‘overwhelming’ emotions after soaring past the moon

Trump tells Artemis II crew he saved Nasa despite trying to slash agency’s budget

Artemis II swings back around after completing record-setting moon flyby

Chance of alien life ‘goes to heart’ of space missions, Nasa chief says

Artemis II astronauts expected to reach far side of moon on Monday

Artemis II’s Jeremy Hansen calls Project Hail Mary ‘a real treat’ before his space mission

Artemis II astronauts share image of Earth as they pass halfway to the moon