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Artemis II: Everything you need to know about Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen and NASA’s mission back to the moon
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Canadian Jeremy Hansen set to make history. Why haven't we been back to the moon in 53 years?
On Wednesday evening, if all goes according to plan, Canada's Jeremy Hansen will be part of humanity's first trip to the moon in over a generation, with the launch of Artemis 2. The last time people orbited the moon was more than 53 years ago, in December of 1972.
Artemis II launch set for April 1, Canadian astronaut set to make history
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — A Canadian astronaut is set to make history as NASA prepares to launch its first crewed mission around the moon in more than 50 years. Jeremy Hansen, a member of the Canadian Space Agency, will become the first Canadian to travel beyond low Earth orbit as part of the Artemis II mission, scheduled to launch as early as April 1 from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA is targeting liftoff at 4:24 p.m. Fort McMurray t…
NASA confirmed the crew of Artemis II, the mission that will bring humans back to the Moon after more than half a century. Who are Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen, how they prepare for isolation and what role each plays in the historic flight. Read more
The Colonel Who Will Circle the Moon: Jeremy Hansen’s Extraordinary Path From Fighter Pilot to Artemis II
Jeremy Hansen has waited his entire adult life for this. On Monday, the Canadian Space Agency astronaut and former CF-18 fighter pilot is scheduled to launch aboard NASA’s Artemis II mission — the first crewed flight around the Moon since Apollo 17 in 1972. He won’t just be a passenger. Hansen will become the first non-American to fly on a lunar mission, a distinction that carries enormous symbolic weight for Canada and for the broader future of…
NASA plans to launch the Artemis II mission on April 1, as part of an ambitious program that seeks, according to Jared Isaacman, administrator of the US space agency, to fulfill President Donald Trump’s vision of “return to the Moon” to “this time, stay.” This is the second of the five phases planned. The four astronauts selected for the mission — Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen — have arrived in Florida this Friday…
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