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Transcript of Artemis II Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen’s remarks:

Well, it's been a lot. And this isn't helping... but this is the furthest I've been away from Reid in a long time. [audience laughs as Reid moves to sit in Jeremy's chair] Ok, that's good. Thank you. [Reid pats Jeremy's leg and fixes (?) his jumpsuit pocket] I think... Yeah, thank you. I think what I'd like to share today is maybe three of the human experiences for us, and, uh, you haven't heard us talk a lot about the science, the things we've learned, and that's because... they're there, and they're incredible. But it's the human experience that is extraordinary for us—and it sounds like, maybe for you too.

So I think I'll start with gratitude. Gratitude for my family, gratitude for NASA, for its leadership, for the Canadian Space Agency, gratitude pour les canadiennes et les canadiens, et j'ai hâte de pouvoir revenir avec Reid, Christina, Victor au Canada. Gratitude pour- uh, for the bravery and the courage for the teams to be no-go when we were no-go, and go when we were go. That took a lot. And I don't think people will ever fully comprehend how well and fully supported and trained we were. It is... almost unbelievable. [applause]

Ok, and as my daughter would say, I'll try to stay locked in here. Ok. The next one is joy. We have a term in our crew that we coined a long time ago: the joy train. And ... it sounds like you saw a lot of joy up there. There was a lot of joy. We're not always on the joy train, this crew. There are many times when we're not on the joy train. But, we are committed to getting back on the joy train as soon as we can. And that? is a useful life skill, for any team trying to get something done.

And the last one is.. I need your help for this, come up, guys. [gesturing to crewmates to stand up with him, arms around shoulders] The last one is love. What you saw was a group of people who loved contributing, having meaningful contribution, and extracting joy out of that. And what we've been hearing is, that... was something special for you to witness. And the reason I had them form up here with me is because I would suggest to you that when you look up here, you're not looking at us. We are a mirror, reflecting you. And if you like what you see, look a little deeper. This? is you.

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