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Jeremy Hansen

Canada

Jeremy Hansen is a Royal Canadian Air Force colonel and Canadian Space Agency astronaut who, as a mission specialist on the Artemis II mission in April 2026, became the only non-American to travel beyond low Earth orbit and to the vicinity of the Moon, part of the crew that broke the distance record from Earth set by Apollo 13.

Facts
Dating
Selection Year
2009 2
Classification
Astronaut Role
Mission Specialist 1
Birth Year
1976 3
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Associated With

Canadian Space Agency, Space Agencies and Companies

Jeremy Hansen is a Canadian Space Agency astronaut, selected in 2009 and assigned to Artemis II.

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NASA, Space Agencies and Companies

Jeremy Hansen, a Canadian Space Agency astronaut, is assigned as a mission specialist on Artemis II, NASA's crewed lunar flyby mission.

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Missions Crewed

Artemis II, Missions and Programs
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Operated By

Canadian Space Agency, Space Agencies and Companies
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Nationality

Canada

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Source Jeremy Hansen (Q1687593, Wikidata)
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1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Missions Crewed: Artemis II, Artemis II
    Artemis II was crewed by four astronauts: commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, and mission specialist Christina Koch, all from the NASA Astronaut Corps, along with mission specialist Jeremy Hansen from the Canadian Astronaut Corps.
  • Associated With: NASA, Wikipedia: Jeremy Hansen, lead section
  • Associated With: Canadian Space Agency, Wikipedia: Jeremy Hansen, lead section
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2. Jeremy Hansen (Wikipedia)
  • Jeremy Hansen, Wikipedia - lead section, astronaut role
    As a mission specialist on Artemis II in April 2026, he became the only person not from the United States to travel beyond low Earth orbit and to travel to the vicinity of the Moon.
  • Article text, astronaut selection
    II crew. Hansen was selected by the Canadian Space Agency in the 2009 astronaut recruitment alongside David Saint-Jacques. Before joining
  • Operated By: Canadian Space Agency, Lead paragraph, operated-by
    Jeremy Roger Hansen (born January 27, 1976) is a Royal Canadian Air Force colonel and retired CSA astronaut.
  • In Group: Canadian Astronauts, Lead sentence
    Jeremy Roger Hansen (born January 27, 1976) is a Royal Canadian Air Force colonel and retired CSA astronaut.
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3. Jeremy Hansen (Q1687593, Wikidata)
Wikidata item Q1687593, P569 (date of birth)
Quote, Wikidata item Q1687593, P569 (date of birth)
1976
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