CANADA PERSPECTIVE

Ottawa experiences Artemis II as a national event and the distance record as a Canadian victory. Jeremy Hansen, Canadian Space Agency astronaut, is the first non-American to fly around the Moon since Apollo missions -- and the Globe and Mail ensures no one forgets. 'It really just bent your mind,' Hansen says after the far-side flyby. This quote makes the front page because it comes from a Canadian, not an American. Canada secured, for the price of its Canadarm3 robotic arm contribution, a seat in the capsule that broke all records. This is Canadian diplomatic calculation at its most refined: a modest technological contribution converted into immense national pride. Hansen is simultaneously a NASA astronaut, Canadian Armed Forces officer, and symbol of multiculturalism -- a francophone from London, Ontario, speaking from lunar orbit. Canadian coverage is unique in the panel for naming each crew member individually with the emphasis of a country tallying Olympic medals. The detail of Commander Wiseman wanting to name a crater 'Carroll' in memory of his wife is amplified in Canada -- a country that always privileges the human over the machine.