Carney praises Hansen, calls hearing French from space a point of pride - BERITAJA

Prime Minister Mark Carney praised astronaut Jeremy Hansen during a telephone pinch the Artemis II crew, saying he was proud to spot a Canadian successful abstraction and to perceive French spoken.

Carney called the ngo “hugely inspiring” and said Canadians “couldn’t beryllium much proud” of Hansen and the collaboration pinch the United States.

“We look guardant to seeing you present successful Canada, for maple syrup connected pancakes,” the premier curate said from Ottawa.

The telephone marked the 3rd and last space-to-Earth relationship organized by the Canadian Space Agency, livestreamed from the John H. Chapman Space Centre successful Longueuil, Que., and co-ordinated by astronaut Joshua Kutryk.

Industry Minister Mélanie Joly attended successful person, addressing Hansen aft Carney spoke.

“I’ve heard, clip and clip again, group from crossed the state saying, ‘We’re not only proud, but it’s bully news. We’re pursuing because they’re providing hope. Jeremy is really helping america spell done our days,’” Joly said.

She asked Hansen if the ngo had changed his position connected humanity.

“I launched pinch the anticipation that I would spot the impervious (of humanity’s purpose) pinch my ain eyes, and I decidedly have,” he said. “I deliberation that’s really reassuring.”

Elder Bryan Akwirente Deer of the Mohawk Nation of Kahnawake delivered a dream of thanksgiving to unfastened the event.

Students from crossed Canada were besides capable to inquire questions, including via pre-recorded messages.

When asked really missions for illustration Artemis II could style life connected Earth successful the adjacent 20 to 30 years, Hansen said, “Space exploration pushes innovation, and erstwhile we group really large goals, it focuses america connected getting things done, creating technologies that thief america unrecorded amended together.”

Hansen besides reflected connected Indigenous teachings, saying, “Sit pinch your elders and inquire questions. Every clip I’ve listened, I’ve learned astonishing things.”

Hansen described really his ngo spot reflects 7 attributes —courage, humility, respect, love, honesty, contented and truth — that guideline him successful life and successful space.

His spot was designed by Manitoba creator Henry Guimond of Sagkeeng First Nation.

Hansen and his 3 American crewmates are returning to Earth aft completing a six-hour lunar flyby connected Monday, going farther into abstraction than immoderate humans earlier and breaking Apollo 13’s region grounds from 1970.

It’s a measurement toward landing footwear prints adjacent the moon’s southbound rod successful conscionable 2 years.

Carney has said that, pinch Artemis II, Canada became the 2nd state successful the world ever to nonstop an astronaut connected a lunar mission, and that it’s a testament to Hansen’s “exceptional skill.”

The crew, aft capturing images and different geological observations of the moon, is group to scatter down successful the Pacific Ocean disconnected the seashore of California connected Friday.

This study by BERITAJA was first published April 8, 2026.