Jenni Sidey-Gibbons

Jenni Gibbons
Jenni Sidey-Gibbons, wearing her blue Canadian Space Agency uniform bearing the flag of Canada, smiles at the camera, her hands folded.
Gibbons in 2017
Born (1988-08-03) 3 August 1988 (age 36)
EducationMcGill University (BEng)
Jesus College, Cambridge (PhD)
Space career
CSA astronaut
NASA astronaut
SelectionCSA Group (2017)
NASA Group 22 (2017)
MissionsArtemis II (backup astronaut)

Jennifer Anne "Jenni" MacKinnon Sidey (born 3 August 1988) is a Canadian astronaut, engineer, and academic. She was selected by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) as one of the two members of the 2017 CSA Group alongside Joshua Kutryk. In 2023, CSA assigned her to be Jeremy Hansen's backup for the Artemis II lunar flyby mission. As of the 2023 CSA Artemis announcement, she goes by her married name, Jenni Gibbons.[1]

  1. ^ Lundy, Thomas (23 July 2024). "Jenni Gibbons on her role in Canada's return to the moon". Canadian Geographic. Royal Canadian Geographical Society. Retrieved 31 August 2024.