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'A very big deal': Canadian astronaut reflects on historic Moon mission

NASA is set to send the first woman, the first person of color and the first non-American on a voyage around the Moon as soon as Wednesday; a Canadian astronaut called the mission "a very big deal".

Published Mar 30, 2026, 9:26 PM EDT | WFMZZ

NASA is poised to make history as soon as Wednesday by sending the first woman, the first person of color and the first non-American on a voyage around the Moon. A Canadian astronaut reflected on the mission's significance, calling it "a very big deal."