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Ottawa Now - Prescott pyrotechnics company plays a key role in Artemis II's safe return to Earth
April 22, 2026
As Canada sent its first astronaut to the Moon, it was a Canadian company that was tasked with bringing all of the astronauts back to Earth safely. Well, except they didn’t know it at first. That prestigious honour belongs to HFI Pyrotechnics, a Prescott-based pyrotechnics company. It supplied the marine marker used to outline the target-landing zone and its conditions during Artemis II’s splashdown. However, the usage of this marker came as a complete surprise to everyone at the company, to the point where the company’s President did a double-take when she watched the spacecraft’s landing in real time. HFI Pyrotechnics President Rhiannon Iles joins guest host Andrew Pinsent on today’s Ottawa Now.
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May 4, 2026 - 14:55 | City of Ottawa - Media Relations / Ville d'Ottawa - Relations avec les médias | City of Ottawa News Releases
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