RCAF Col Jeremey Hansen to orbit the moon in 2024

[Cloud Cover]

Apparently the space toilet is plugged.

 

[SeaKingTacco]

It was pretty cool when they lit that candle…

 

[Colin Parkinson]

 

[daftandbarmy]

Libs of TikTok on Instagram: "Kid just SMOKED a CNN reporter outside of Artemis II launch: CNN: "Why do you want to be here?... Why do you love being a part of history? Kid: "We're going back to the f*cking moon, that's why!" 🤣"

21K likes, 645 comments - libsoftiktokofficial on April 1, 2026: "Kid just SMOKED a CNN reporter outside of Artemis II launch: CNN: "Why do you want to be here?... Why do you love being a part of history? Kid: "We're going back to the f*cking moon, that's why!" 🤣".

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[ytz]

Best piece I've seen explaining the strategy behind how we got a seat. And some of the geopolitics.

 

[Czech_pivo]

Best piece I've seen explaining the strategy behind how we got a seat. And some of the geopolitics.

Thanks for posting that. Very informative - shows that some within our Federal Government over the last 40 odd years have been playing 3d Chess and rather successful.

 

[ytz]

Thanks for posting that. Very informative - shows that some within our Federal Government over the last 40 odd years have been playing 3d Chess and rather successful.

More like they've been lucky enough to fly under the radar for 40 years from whiners looking to cut.

 

[Blackadder1916]

Best piece I've seen explaining the strategy behind how we got a seat. And some of the geopolitics.

Good explanation. So, Col Hanson gets to go round and round the moon because Canadians specialized in a particular arm and hand function. There were probably adolescents dreaming of being engineers who years and years ago conceived of . . .

 

[ytz]

 

[lenaitch]

To mirror the thinking of some on other threads:

What the money for all of this coming from?!!?

Space exploration is a Liberal boondoggle.

I wonder if PP will come out against it.

 

[lenaitch]

When I heard about their overnight toilet issue, my thoughts went to this episode:

 

[Blackadder1916]

When I heard about their overnight toilet issue, my thoughts went to this episode:

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I enjoyed the comment from mission control:

“Happy to report that toilet is go for use. We do recommend letting the system get to operating speed before donating fluid, and then letting it run a little bit after donation.”

 

[brihard]

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