Jeremy Hansen
Jeremy Roger Hansen (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.
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Jeremy Hansen
Jeremy Roger Hansen (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.
On April 1, 2026, Hansen launched as a crew member of the Artemis II mission, which is planned to conduct a lunar flyby. If successful, he will be the first non-American astronaut to travel beyond low Earth orbit and into the vicinity of the Moon.
Early life and education
Jeremy Hansen
Hansen was born on January 27, 1976, in London, Ontario, and raised on a farm near Ailsa Craig, until moving to Ingersoll for his high school education.
After graduating from Ingersoll District Collegiate Institute in Ingersoll, Ontario, 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.
Hansen later completed a Master of Science degree in physics at the Royal Military College in 2000, with a research focus on wide field of view satellite tracking.
At age 12, he joined 614 Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron in London, Ontario.
Career
Jeremy Hansen
In 2013, Hansen served as cavenaut into the ESA CAVES training in Sardinia, alongside Satoshi Furukawa, Michael Barratt, Jack Fisher, Aleksei Ovchinin and Paolo Nespoli.
On June 10, 2014, NASA announced that Hansen would serve as an aquanaut aboard the Aquarius underwater laboratory during the NEEMO 19 undersea exploration mission, which began on September 7, 2014, and lasted seven days.
Official crew portrait for Artemis II, from left: NASA Astronauts Christina Koch, Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman, and Hansen.
On April 3, 2023, Hansen was announced as part of the upcoming Artemis II mission to be the first Canadian to travel to the Moon, which launched on April 1, 2026.
Personal life
Jeremy Hansen
Hansen is married to Catherine Hansen, a medical doctor and distinguished expert in women’s health, and has three children.
Honours and awards
Jeremy Hansen
• Canadian Forces' Decoration – 12 years of service (October 2006) • Canadian air force pilot wings (May 2002) • Clancy Scheldrup Memorial Trophy – outstanding graduate on the Basic Flying Course (2001) • Air Cadet League of Canada Award – top air force graduate from the Royal Military College of Canada (May 1999) • Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society (FRCGS) • Gold Medal of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society • Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal (2012) • King Charles III Coronation Medal — British version for contribution to the coronation (May 2023) • Canada's flag bearer for the Coronation of Charles III and Camilla • Calgary Stampede Parade Marshal (2023)