How astronaut Jeremy Hansen’s moon mission is inspiring students at his Ingersoll, Ont., alma mater

A group of students wearing Artemis II Explorers Club T-shirts stand in a school library with Nancy and Gary Hansen, the parents of Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen, seated in front of them during a visit to Ingersoll District Collegiate Institute.

A lunchtime Lego project at Jeremy Hansen’s former high school in Ingersoll, Ont., has grown into a mission to follow his upcoming Artemis II moon journey, and the Canadian astronaut’s parents paid ode to the students’ efforts by visiting their son’s alma mater — with a special package.