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By Kelly Geraldine Malone Artemis 2 crew member, Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen, of Canada, smiles after the crew’s arrival at the Kennedy Space Center Friday, March 27, 2026, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo\/Chris O’Meara) As Jeremy Hansen prepares to begin a historic mission to the moon aboard the Artemis II, his wife says his family will be trying to take in every single moment. If everything goes as planned, Catherine Hansen will be on the roof of the launch control centre at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center Wednesday evening to watch her husband begin a 10-day lunar fly-around. “I’m really trying to encourage everyone \u2014 and very, very specifically myself \u2014 to be in that moment and to allow whatever emotions may come,” she told The Canadian Press on Tuesday…. <\/p>\n

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By Kelly Geraldine Malone Artemis 2 crew member, Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen, of Canada, smiles after the crew’s arrival at the Kennedy Space Center Friday, March 27, 2026, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo\/Chris O’Meara) As Jeremy Hansen prepares to begin a historic mission to the moon aboard the Artemis II, his wife says his family will be trying to take in every single moment. If everything goes as planned, Catherine Hansen will be on the roof of the launch control centre at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center Wednesday evening to watch her husband begin a 10-day lunar fly-around. “I’m really trying to encourage everyone \u2014 and very, very specifically myself \u2014 to be in that moment and to allow whatever emotions may come,” she told The Canadian Press on Tuesday.... <\/p>\n

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