astronaut
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“I would suggest to you that when you look up here, you’re not looking at us,” said Canadian Space Agency astronaut and Artemis II mission specialist astronaut Jeremy Hansen, back in Houston Saturday.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026
During a call with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, the astronauts said they shared maple cream cookies while passing the far side of the moon, a nod to astronaut Jeremy Hansen’s home country.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
Most astronauts, including the first British astronaut Helen Sharman, have described how they don't want to come home because the work in space is so exciting.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
Reflecting on the achievement, astronaut Hansen said the moment should "challenge this generation and the next, to make sure this record is not long-lived."
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
It was like being stuck inside a rolling water balloon, but instead of actual water, the balloon was filled with a galaxy of stars, making him an astronaut with no suit.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
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