{"id":575550,"date":"2026-04-01T17:09:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T17:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/575550\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T17:09:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T17:09:10","slug":"media-advisory-happening-soon-launch-of-the-historic-artemis-ii-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/575550\/","title":{"rendered":"Media Advisory – Happening soon: Launch of the historic Artemis II mission"},"content":{"rendered":"

LONGUEUIL, QC , April 1, 2026 \/CNW\/ – Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen will soon fly around the Moon aboard NASA’s Orion spacecraft as part of the Artemis\u00a0II mission. The next launch window<\/a> will open up on April\u00a01st, 2026, at 6:24\u00a0pm\u00a0ET.<\/p>\n

Media representatives are invited to join CSA\u00a0astronaut David\u00a0Saint\u2011Jacques at the John H.\u00a0Chapman Space Centre in Longueuil to watch the live launch of this historic mission. The event will highlight Canada’s valuable contributions to Artemis II.<\/p>\n

CSA\u00a0experts will also be on site to give interviews.<\/p>\n

All media must present their press card at the gate and again at the reception desk. Please arrive early to avoid any security-related delays. The launch window is two hours long.<\/p>\n

Date:<\/p>\n

April\u00a01st, 2026<\/p>\n



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<\/p>\n

Time:<\/p>\n

5:45\u00a0pm\u00a0ET<\/p>\n



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<\/p>\n

Who:<\/p>\n

Sherry Romanado, MP for Longueuil–Charles-LeMoyne<\/p>\n


<\/p>\n

David Saint-Jacques, CSA Astronaut<\/p>\n


<\/p>\n

Kumudu Jinadasa, Senior Engineer, Project\/Program Management<\/p>\n



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<\/p>\n

Where:<\/p>\n

Marc Garneau Conference Centre<\/p>\n


<\/p>\n

John H. Chapman Space Centre<\/p>\n


<\/p>\n

6767 Route de l’A\u00e9roport<\/p>\n


<\/p>\n

Longueuil, Quebec<\/p>\n

This event will also be livestreamed on the CSA’s YouTube channel<\/a>. An original version (without interpretation) will also be available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Many other launch events will be held across the country.<\/p>\n

The CSA event will be livestreamed during an event at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum in Ottawa. CSA\u00a0experts will be on site to take questions from the media and give interviews.<\/p>\n

Media are invited to attend in person.<\/p>\n

Date:<\/p>\n

April\u00a01st, 2026<\/p>\n



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<\/p>\n

Time:<\/p>\n

5:45\u00a0pm\u00a0ET<\/p>\n



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<\/p>\n

Who:<\/p>\n

Timothy Haltigin, Senior Scientist, Lunar and Planetary Science<\/p>\n


<\/p>\n

David Haight, Director, External Relations and Regulatory Modernization<\/p>\n



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<\/p>\n

Where:<\/p>\n

Canada Aviation and Space Museum<\/p>\n


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11 Aviation Parkway<\/p>\n


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Ottawa, Ontario<\/p>\n

Watch parties in your area: Public activities (at\u00a0science centres, museums, libraries, community centres, etc.) will be open to the media across the country to highlight this historic launch. Find a watch party near you<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Launch in Florida<\/p>\n

CSA astronaut Joshua Kutryk and CSA\u00a0experts will be in Florida and available to take questions from the media and give interviews. Only media representatives who have already been accredited may attend the launch at Kennedy Space Center.<\/p>\n

Media who have questions about any of the launch events are asked to contact the Media Relations Office.<\/p>\n

Additional information<\/p>\n

Canada will make history when Jeremy Hansen becomes the first Canadian\u00a0\u2013\u00a0and first non-American\u00a0\u2013\u00a0to ever participate in a lunar mission. Artemis\u00a0II will be the first crewed mission to the Moon since the Apollo missions over 50\u00a0years ago.<\/p>\n

Website: www.asc-csa.gc.ca<\/a>
Follow us on social media<\/a><\/p>\n

SOURCE Canadian Space Agency<\/p>\n

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Contact information: Canadian Space Agency, Media Relations Office, Telephone: 450-926-4370, Email: [email\u00a0protected]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LONGUEUIL, QC , April 1, 2026 \/CNW\/ – Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen will soon fly…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":575551,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[49,48,66],"class_list":["post-575550","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-science","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-science"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/575550","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=575550"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/575550\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/575551"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=575550"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=575550"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=575550"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}