“My sister put it on but I'm not sure how long it's going to hold, especially when he gets excited when the horses walk by,” she said. Bernard dog named Appa donned a black cowboy hat. Rei Pacunayen and her family also showed up early and, to get in the spirit, her St. “I've been to the parade a couple of times, but I actually marched in the parade when I was 10, so this is a big moment for me. I came all the way here from Ontario and been looking forward to this for a long time,” said Debbie Hazlett, who flew in to Calgary on Thursday night. People have traditionally arrived hours before the parade to get good seats. Hansen seemed at ease as he rode the parade route, smiling and waving to loud cheers.Īn estimated 300,000 spectators lined the streets to watch floats, marching bands and dignitaries go by. “It was basically 'don't fall off the horse and you'll be fine.”' “I did reach out to Chris Hadfield to get some advice since he was the parade marshal in 2013, and he said two things: Make sure you ride your horse in advance and watch out for the fireworks,” Hansen said. It feels good.”Ĭhris Hadfield was the first Canadian astronaut to be parade marshal after flying two space shuttle missions and serving as commander of the International Space Station. “I am just a pretender today, I guess, but excited to be here. I am Christmas-kid kind of excited about riding Cisco today and being amongst all these cowboys,” Hansen said on horseback just before the parade began. A blue NASA jacket was a giveaway that it wasn't his world. Hansen, wearing a grey cowboy hat, blue jeans and cowboy boots, was part of the two-hour parade ride through downtown. It would mark the first time any human has ventured so far from Earth. The 10-day Artemis II mission could launch as early as November of next year and involves slingshotting into deep space for a figure-8 manoeuvre around the far side of the moon. Jeremy Hansen is preparing to become the first Canadian to travel to the moon as part of the Artemis II mission, but Friday he cowboyed up to become the second astronaut to be marshal of the Calgary Stampede parade.
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