Hansen was selected as a mission specialist on the Artemis 2 flight, which intends to circle the Moon in 2025. If successful, he will be the first non-American astronaut to travel beyond low Earth orbit.
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.
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]
On June 10, 2014, NASA announced that Hansen would serve as an aquanaut aboard the Aquariusunderwater 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]
^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.