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For the Australian politician, see Jeremy Hanson.

Jeremy Roger Hansen (born January 27, 1976) is a Royal Canadian Air Force colonel and CSA astronaut. As a mission specialist on Artemis II in April 2026, he became the first non‑U.S. citizen to travel beyond low Earth orbit and the first to journey to the vicinity of the Moon.[1] He is also among the humans who have travelled the farthest from Earth, having broken the distance record with the rest of the Artemis II crew.

Hansen was selected by the Canadian Space Agency in the 2009 astronaut recruitment alongside David Saint-Jacques. Before joining the astronaut corps, Hansen served as a Royal Canadian Air Force captain, piloting the CF-18 fighter jet at CFB Cold Lake, Alberta and was later promoted to the rank of colonel.

Early life and education

Jeremy Roger Hansen was born in London, Ontario, on January 27, 1976, the son of Gary Hansen and Nancy Good. His paternal grandfather Magnus Hansen emigrated from Denmark to Canada in 1929.[2] He was raised on a farm near Ailsa Craig before moving to Ingersoll for his high school education.

At age 12, he joined 614 Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron in London, Ontario.[3][4]

After graduating from Ingersoll District Collegiate Institute, Hansen attended the Royal Military College in Kingston, Ontario, where he completed a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree in space science in 1999 with First Class Honours.

He later earned a Master of Science degree in physics from the Royal Military College in 2000, with research focused on wide field‑of‑view satellite tracking.[5]

Career

In 2013, Hansen served as a cavenaut in the European Space Agency’s CAVES training programme in Sardinia, alongside Satoshi Furukawa, Michael Barratt, Jack Fischer, Aleksei Ovchinin, and Paolo Nespoli.[6]

On June 10, 2014, NASA announced that Hansen would take part in the NEEMO 19 undersea exploration mission as an aquanaut aboard the Aquarius underwater laboratory.[7] The mission began on September 7, 2014, and lasted seven days.[8][9]

Artemis II

Hansen, seen taking images through an Orion spacecraft window early in the Artemis II lunar flyby

On April 3, 2023, Hansen was announced as the first Canadian to travel to the vicinity of the Moon,[10] as part of the Artemis II mission. On April 1, 2026, he launched as a mission specialist of Artemis II and flew around the Moon on April 6 before returning to earth via splashdown in the Pacific Ocean on April 10.[11] He became the first non‑American astronaut to travel beyond low Earth orbit and the first to journey to the vicinity of the Moon. He is also, along with the other Artemis II crew members, among the humans who have travelled the farthest from Earth.

Personal life

Hansen is married to Catherine Hansen, a medical doctor and expert in women’s health, and has three children.[5] Hansen is interested in Indigenous knowledge. His mission patch for Artemis II was designed by an Anishinaabe artist by the name of Henry Guimond, of Sagkeeng First Nation and references the Teachings of the Seven Grandfathers.[12] His hobbies include mountain biking, rock climbing, and sailboating.[13]

Honours and awards

References

  1. ^ “Who is Jeremy Hansen, the Canadian tapped by NASA to fly around the moon?”. canadiangeographic.ca. Retrieved April 9, 2026.
  2. ^ “Rummissionen er gået verden rundt: Astronaut ombord har danske rødder”. bt.dk (in Danish). Retrieved April 8, 2025.
  3. ^ Stallone, Lauren (April 2, 2026). “Local air cadets cheer on former member Jeremy Hansen during Artemis II launch”. CTVNews. Retrieved April 9, 2026.
  4. ^ “Artemis II: The Canadian astronauts getting NASA back to the moon | Globalnews.ca”. Global News. Retrieved April 9, 2026.
  5. ^ a b c “Astronaut Jeremy Hansen’s biography”. Canadian Space Agency. February 2, 2023. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
  6. ^ Sauro, Francesco; De Waele, Jo; Payler, Samuel J.; Vattano, Marco; Sauro, Francesco Maria; Turchi, Leonardo; Bessone, Loredana (July 2021). “Speleology as an analogue to space exploration: The ESA CAVES training programme”. Acta Astronautica. 184: 150–166. Bibcode:2021AcAau.184..150S. doi:10.1016/j.actaastro.2021.04.003. hdl:11585/819077.
  7. ^ Chung, Emily (September 8, 2014). “Jeremy Hansen leads undersea ‘spacewalks’ on NEEMO 19 mission”. CBC News. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
  8. ^ Buck, Joshua; Jeffs, William (August 7, 2017) [Originally published June 10, 2014]. Lewis, Robert (ed.). “NASA Announces Two Upcoming Undersea Missions” (Press release). 14-158. NASA. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  9. ^ Bergin, Chris (June 11, 2014). “NEEMO returns with two new underwater missions”. NASASpaceflight. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  10. ^ Mortillaro, Nicole (April 3, 2023). “‘It is glorious,’ says astronaut Jeremy Hansen, announced as 1st Canadian to go to the Moon”. CBC News. Archived from the original on April 3, 2023. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
  11. ^ “SPECIAL COVERAGE | Artemis II crew return to Earth”. CBC News. April 10, 2026. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
  12. ^ a b “Who is Jeremy Hansen, the Canadian astronaut in the Artemis crew?”. BBC. April 2, 2026. Retrieved April 6, 2026.
  13. ^ “A look at Jeremy Hansen, astronaut destined to be first Canadian beyond the moon”. Richmond News. April 3, 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2026.
  14. ^ “‘Be in that moment’: Astronaut Jeremy Hansen’s wife prepares for his lunar mission”. CityNews Montreal. April 1, 2026. Retrieved April 9, 2026.
  15. ^ “Meet the NEEMO 18 and 19 Crews – NASA”. July 21, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2026.
  16. ^ “Meet the 4 astronauts who will circle the moon on NASA’s Artemis II mission”. KPRC. April 3, 2023. Retrieved April 9, 2026.
  17. ^ “Major Jeremy Roger Hansen”. The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
  18. ^ “Prime Minister announces Canadian delegation to the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III”. Office of the Prime Minister of Canada. May 3, 2023. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  19. ^ “CALGARY STAMPEDE PARADE MARSHAL”. Calgary Stampede. June 14, 2023. Retrieved June 14, 2023.