Jeremy R. Hansen
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Jeremy R. Hansen
b. Jan 27, 1976
LIFE FORM
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Rank
Royal Canadian Air Force Colonel
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0
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Jeremy R. Hansen
N/A
Jeremy R. Hansen
b. Jan 27, 1976
LIFE FORM
Gender
Rank
Royal Canadian Air Force Colonel
MISSIONS
0
TIME IN SPACE
00D:00H:00M
SPACEWALKS
-
SPACEWALK TIME
-
Bio

Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen will fly to the Moon on the Artemis II mission, the first crewed flight test of the Orion spacecraft launching on the SLS rocket. He will become the first Canadian to ever venture to the Moon. Born January 27, 1976, in London, Ontario, and raised on a farm near Ailsa Craig, Ontario, until moving to Ingersoll for his high school years. Colonel Hansen is married with three children. He enjoys sailboat cruising and racing, rock climbing and mountain biking. Jeremy Hansen holds a bachelor of science in space science (first class honours) from the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario (1999). He earned a master of science in physics from the same institution in 2000, with a research focus on Wide Field of View Satellite Tracking. Air Cadet League of Canada Award – Top Air Force Graduate from the Royal Military College of Canada (May 1999), Clancy Scheldrup Memorial Trophy – Outstanding Graduate on the Basic Flying Course (2001), Canadian Air Force Pilot Wings (May 2002), Canadian Forces Decoration – 12 Years of Good Service (October 2006), The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal (2012), Gold Medal of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society (2014). Caption courtesy of CSA.

WIKIPEDIA EXCERPT
Jeremy Roger Hansen (born January 27, 1976) is a current CSA astronaut. He was selected to join the CSA 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 2024. He will be the First Canadian Astronaut to fly to the moon