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Maple syrup or nutella? PM Carney calls Canadian Artemis astronaut

Phys · · 324 words · By Andrew Zinin

Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen discussed teamwork and the risks of space travel during a call with Prime Minister Mark Carney, celebrating the Artemis II mission. The conversation included a lighthearted moment about maple syrup versus Nutella on pancakes. Hansen, the first non-American to fly around the moon, emphasized calculated risk-taking in space exploration.

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“Jeremy Hansen told Prime Minister Mark Carney on Wednesday that 'teamwork is willingness' during an Earth-to-space call.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Major Timothy Nigel Peake (born 7 April 1972) is a retired British European Space Agency astronaut, Army Air Corps officer and author. He is the first British ESA astronaut, the second astronaut to b…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Victor Jerome Glover Jr. (born April 30, 1976) is an American naval officer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut of the 2013 class. A former F/A‑18 pilot and graduate of the United States Air Force Test Pi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV) is a partially reusable crewed spacecraft used by NASA for the Artemis lunar exploration program. It consists of a crew module (CM), a space capsule built b…
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“The splashdown is scheduled for Friday.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Apollo 17 (December 7–19, 1972) was the eleventh and final crewed mission of NASA's Apollo program, the sixth and most recent time humans have set foot on the Moon. Commander Gene Cernan and Lunar Mod…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — As of October 13, 2025, the SpaceX Starship has been launched 11 times, with 6 successes and 5 failures. The American company has developed Starship with the intention of lowering launch costs using e…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV) is a partially reusable crewed spacecraft used by NASA for the Artemis lunar exploration program. It consists of a crew module (CM), a space capsule built b…
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“Jeremy Hansen is the first non-American to ever fly around the moon.”
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“Hansen is part of NASA's Artemis II mission along with Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, and Victor Glover.”
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The Wikipedia entry on Jeremy Hansen explicitly confirms he was part of Artemis II alongside Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, and Victor Glover.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Artemis program is a human spaceflight program by the United States. The Artemis program is intended to reestablish a human presence on the Moon for the first time since Apollo 17 in 1972; mid-ter…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Artemis II is a ten-day lunar flyby mission that launched on April 1, 2026. With a crew of four astronauts, it is the first crewed flight of the NASA-led Artemis program and the first crewed flight be…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jeremy Roger Hansen (born January 27, 1976) is a Royal Canadian Air Force colonel and CSA astronaut. As a crew member of the 2026 Artemis II mission, he became the first non‑American to travel beyond …
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“A viral image of a jar of Nutella floating through the Orion space capsule exists.”
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“Prime Minister Mark Carney asked Hansen about the preference for maple syrup over Nutella on pancakes.”
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No evidence was found in the provided sources (Wikipedia, web search, or cross-references) to confirm or refute the claim about Prime Minister Mark Carney asking about maple syrup versus Nutella.
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“The prime minister extended an invitation to Hansen to visit Ottawa.”
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No evidence was found in the provided sources (Wikipedia, web search, or cross-references) to confirm or refute the claim about Prime Minister Mark Carney inviting Jeremy Hansen to Ottawa.
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