Jeremy Hansen | |
---|---|
Born | Jeremy Roger Hansen January 27, 1976 London, Ontario, Canada |
Education | Royal Military College (BS, MS) |
Awards | Canadian Forces' Decoration (2006) |
Space career | |
CSA astronaut | |
Selection | 2009 CSA Group NASA Group 20 (2009) |
Military career | |
Allegiance | Canada |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Years of service | 1994–present |
Rank | Colonel |
Jeremy Roger Hansen CD FRCGS (born January 27, 1976) is a Canadian astronaut, fighter pilot, physicist and former aquanaut. He was selected to join the Canadian Space Agency in the 2009 CSA selection along with David Saint-Jacques. Prior to his selection as one of Canada's astronauts, Hansen was a Royal Canadian Air Force captain, piloting the CF-18 fighter jet at CFB Cold Lake, Alberta. He has since been promoted to the rank of colonel.
Hansen was selected as a mission specialist on the Artemis II flight, which intends to circle the Moon in 2025. If successful, he will be the first non-American astronaut to travel beyond low Earth orbit.