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‘The stakes are hugely high’; Chris Hadfield talks Artemis II Moon mission

  • By: Matt Ingram
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NASA's Artemis II sits on Launch Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on February 03, 2026 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The Artemis II wet dress rehearsal countdown was terminated due to a liquid hydrogen leak. The next launch attempt will be in March. The mission is scheduled to last 10 days and will take astronauts around the Moon and back to Earth. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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The first Canadian to walk in space, retired astronaut Chris Hadfield says the stakes are out of this world, as Canadian Jeremy Hansen prepares to fly to the moon on a spacecraft that’s never been flown by a person before. Hadfield says launch delays won’t impede Hansen’s preparations as NASA’s next launch window isn’t until March. Hadfield also discusses his new book Final Orbit which is a best-seller thriller, and available now.

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