Jeremy Hansen
Canadian astronaut and future lunar explorer (born 1976)
Jeremy Hansen CD FRCGS | |
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| Born | Jeremy Roger Hansen (1976-01-27) January 27, 1976 (age 48) London, Ontario, Canada |
| Education | Royal Military College (BS, MS) |
| Awards | Canadian Forces' Decoration (2006) |
| Space career | |
| CSA astronaut NASA astronaut | |
| Selection | CSA Group (2009) NASA Group 20 (2009) |
| Missions | Artemis 2 |
| 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 2 flight, which intends to circle the Moon in 2025. He will be the first non-American astronaut to fly to the Moon.
Early life and education
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.[1]
Career
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.[2]
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.[3][4]
On April 3, 2023, he was announced as part of the upcoming Artemis 2 mission to be the first Canadian to travel to the Moon.[5]
Personal life
Hansen is married to Catherine Hansen and has three children.[1]
Honours and awards
- 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
- Canada’s flag bearer for the Coronation of Charles III and Camilla[6]
- Calgary Stampede Parade Marshal (2023)[7]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Astronaut Jeremy Hansen's biography". Canadian Space Agency. February 2, 2023. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
- ^ Sauro, Francesco; De Waele, Jo; Payler, Samuel J.; Vattano, Marco; Sauro, Francesco Maria; Turchi, Leonardo; Bessone, Loredana (1 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. ISSN 0094-5765. S2CID 234819922.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Bergin, Chris (June 11, 2014). "NEEMO returns with two new underwater missions". NASASpaceflight. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Prime Minister announces Canadian delegation to the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III". Office of the Prime Minister of Canada. 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- ^ "CALGARY STAMPEDE PARADE MARSHAL". Calgary Stampede. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jeremy Hansen.
- CSA Biography of Jeremy R. Hansen
- Spacefacts biography of Jeremy Hansen
- Jeremy R. Hansen on Twitter
- Appearances on C-SPAN
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