Jeremy Hansen

Jeremy Hansen
Hansen wearing a blue CSA uniform
Hansen at a NASA news conference in 2023
Born
Jeremy Roger Hansen

(1976-01-27) January 27, 1976 (age 48)
EducationRoyal Military College (BS, MS)
AwardsCanadian Forces' Decoration (2006)
Space career
CSA astronaut
NASA astronaut
SelectionCSA Group (2009)
NASA Group 20 (2009)
MissionsArtemis 2
Military career
AllegianceCanada
Service/branchRoyal Canadian Air Force
Years of service1994–present
RankColonel

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 2 flight, which intends to circle the Moon in 2025. He will be the first non-American astronaut to fly to the Moon.


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