Artemis II splashed down on Friday, April 11, 2026, concluding a record-breaking mission that brought the Canadian-American alliance to new heights. Serving as Artemis II’s Mission Specialist, astronaut Jeremy Hansen became the first Canadian, and first non-American, to participate in a lunar mission, ​marking a lighter moment in U.S.-Canadian relations. These ties have been strained under ‌U.S. President Donald Trump amid ongoing trade tensions between the two countries.