Jeremy Hansen
Sign in to saveJeremy Roger Hansen is a Royal Canadian Air Force colonel and CSA astronaut. As a mission specialist on Artemis II in April 2026, he became the first non‑U.S. citizen to travel beyond low Earth orbit and the first to journey to the vicinity of the Moon. He is also among the humans who have travelled the farthest from Earth, having broken Apollo 13's distance record with the rest of the Artemis II crew.
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Jeremy Roger Hansen is a Canadian astronaut, fighter pilot, and physicist. Born in London, Ontario, Canada, in 1976, he is a member of the Royal Canadian Air Force. He is educated at the Royal Military College of Canada and speaks English.
Hansen is part of NASA Astronaut Group 20 and serves as a member of the crew of Artemis II. He is recognized in the Astronauts collection.
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Film & TV
London, Ontario, Canada
Known for
- Artemis II - Zurück zum Mond — Self - Interviewee2026
- Artemis: To the Moon and Back — Self2026
- Bonsoir bonsoir! — Self2019
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert — Self - Guest2015
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Self - Guest2014
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Key facts
- Born
- Jeremy Roger Hansen , ( 1976-01-27 ) January 27, 1976 (age 50) , London, Ontario , Canada
- Alma mater
- Royal Military College of Canada ( BSc , MSc )
- Spouse
- Catherine Hansen
- Awards
- Canadian Forces' Decoration (2006) Gold Medal of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society (2014)
- Time in space
- 9 days, 1 hour, 32 minutes
- Selection
- 2009 CSA Group NASA Group 20 (2009)
- Missions
- Artemis II
- Allegiance
- Canada
- Branch
- Royal Canadian Air Force
- Service years
- 1994–present
- Rank
- Colonel
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Part of
- NASA Astronaut Group 20
- Given name
- Jeremy
- Family name
- Hansen
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Place of birth
- London
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Military branch
- Royal Canadian Air Force
- Image
- Jeremy Hansen official portrait.jpg
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- Jeremy Hansen
- date of birth
- 1976-01-27
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Encyclopedic overview
Jeremy Roger Hansen (born January 27, 1976) is a Royal Canadian Air Force colonel and CSA astronaut. As a mission specialist on Artemis II in April 2026, he became the first person not from the United States to travel beyond low Earth orbit and the first to travel to the vicinity of the Moon. He is also among the humans who have travelled the farthest from Earth, having broken Apollo 13's distance record with the rest of the Artemis II crew.
Hansen was selected by the Canadian Space Agency in the 2009 astronaut recruitment alongside David Saint-Jacques. Before joining the astronaut corps, Hansen served as a Royal Canadian Air Force captain, piloting the CF-18 fighter jet at CFB Cold Lake, Alberta and was later promoted to the rank of colonel.
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