Artemis II’s Jeremy Hansen calls Project Hail Mary ‘a real treat’ before his space mission
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“Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen said on Saturday that he and his Artemis II crewmates got to watch the film with their families before launching on the lunar fly-around.”
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No evidence in provided sources confirms Jeremy Hansen or Artemis II crewmates watched 'Project Hail Mary' with families before launch. Wikipedia entries discuss mission details and Hansen's background but not the film claim.
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— Artemis II is an ongoing United States spaceflight mission sending four astronauts on a flyby around the Moon and back to Earth over the span of ten days. It launched from Kennedy Space Center on Apri…
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— The Artemis program is a Moon exploration program led by the United States' National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), formally established in 2017 through Space Policy Directive 1. By 2028…
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— Jeremy Roger Hansen (born January 27, 1976) is a Canadian astronaut, fighter pilot, physicist and aquanaut. He was selected to join the Canadian Space Agency in the 2009 CSA selection along with Davi…
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“Gosling, Hansen’s fellow Canadian, sent best wishes to the four astronauts in advance of Wednesday’s liftoff.”
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No evidence in provided sources confirms Ryan Gosling sent wishes to Artemis II astronauts. Wikipedia entries mention unrelated topics (Andy Weir, dearMoon, Michael Collins).
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— Andy Weir ( ; born June 16, 1972) is an American novelist. His 2011 novel The Martian was adapted into the 2015 film of the same name directed by Ridley Scott. He received the John W. Campbell Award f…
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— The dearMoon project was a proposed lunar tourism mission conceived and financed by Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa. It would have seen Maezawa and eight civilian artists fly a circumlunar traject…
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— Michael Collins (October 31, 1930 – April 28, 2021) was an American astronaut who flew the Apollo 11 command module Columbia around the Moon in 1969 while his crewmates, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin…
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“The actor and astronaut are both from the south-western Ontario city of London.”
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No direct evidence in provided sources confirms both Ryan Gosling and Jeremy Hansen are from London, Ontario. Wikipedia entries mention a 'List of people from London, Ontario' but do not explicitly name Gosling or Hansen.
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— La La Land is a 2016 American musical romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Damien Chazelle. It stars Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone as a struggling jazz pianist and an aspiring actress who …
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— This is a list of notable people who were born in, residents of, or are otherwise connected to the city of London, Ontario. A person from London is referred to as a Londoner, or Londonite.
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— Neil Alden Armstrong (August 5, 1930 – August 25, 2012) was an American astronaut and aeronautical engineer who, as the commander of the 1969 Apollo 11 mission, became the first person to walk on the …
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“Hansen is the first non-US citizen to fly to the moon.”
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“If all goes as planned, Hansen and his crewmates will set a record by venturing further from Earth than any human before – more than 250,000 miles.”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia, web search, or cross-references to confirm or refute Artemis II's planned distance record of 250,000 miles from Earth.
“The current record is held by the crew of Apollo 13, a mission which received the Hollywood treatment with a critically acclaimed film in 1995.”
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