'One of the things I've been enjoying geeking out on, over the past while, has been explaining to people why this matters.'
lunar flyby, planned for late 2024 — features one Canadian astronaut among its four crewmembers: Jeremy Hansen. Artemis 2 crew reveal on Monday
. The conversation, which was posted to Trudeau's YouTube channel on Monday, begins with pleasantries but quickly dives into why the prime minister is so excited about space. "One of the things I've been enjoying geeking out on, over the past while, has been explaining to people why this matters," Trudeau says"For close to 50 years, none of the people — hundreds of people who've gone to space — have seen the full circle of the Earth. I mean, we've got beautiful pictures from orbiters and from the ISS [International Space Station], but you don't see the full circle.
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