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Jeremy Hansen Height, Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More

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Marital Status: Married

DOB: 27/01/1976

Nationality: Canadian

Bio/Wiki
Full name Jeremy Roger Hansen
Profession(s) Astronaut (Canadian Space Agency), Former RCAF fighter pilot
Famous for He is the first non-American astronaut to fly to the Moon.
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.) in centimeters**- 175 cm**
in meters**- 1.7 m**
in feet & inches**- 5’ 9”**
Weight (approx.) in kilograms**- 70 kg**
in pounds**- 155 lbs**
Eye Colour Grey
Hair Colour Black
Military Service
Service/Branch Royal Canadian Air Force
Rank Colonel
Service Years 1994 - present
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CSA Career**
Service Years May 2009 - present
Missions with designation • Cavenaut in the ESA CAVES training in Sardinia, Italy for two weeks (September 2013)
• Aquanaut in the NEEMO 19 undersea exploration mission (7 September 2014 - 14 September 2014)
• Voice of the Capcom in NASA's Mission Control Center at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas (2016)
• First Canadian to be entrusted with leading a NASA astronaut class (2017)
• Mission specialist of the Artemis II (estimated to take place in November 2024)
Awards, Honours • 2001: Clancy Scheldrup Memorial Trophy – Outstanding Graduate on the Basic Flying Course
• May 2002: Canadian Air Force Pilot Wings
• October 2006: Canadian Forces' Decoration – 12 Years of Outstanding Service
• May 1999: Air Cadet League of Canada Award – Top Air Force Graduate from the Royal Military College of Canada
• Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society (FRCGS)
• Gold Medal of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society
Personal Life
Date of Birth 27 January 1976 (Tuesday)
Age (as of 2023) 47 Years
Birthplace London, Ontario
Zodiac sign Aquarius
Nationality Canadian
Hometown Ailsa Craig, Ontario
College/University Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, Ontario
Educational Qualification • B.Sc (Honours) degree in Space Science with First Class Honours from Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, Ontario (1994-1999)
• Master of Science degree in Physics (with research focus on Wide Field of View Satellite Tracking) from Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, Ontario (1999-2000)
Religion Christianity
Hobbies Sailboat cruising and racing, Rock climbing, Mountain biking
Relationships & More
Marital Status Married
Marriage Date 12 April 2003
Family

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Wife Catherine White Hansen (Physician, Menopause Practitioner, Entrepreneur)
Children Son- Devon Hansen
Daughter- Ashley Hansen and Katelyn Hansen
Parents Father- John Hansen
Mother- Linda Hansen
Siblings Brother- Not Known
Sister- Not Known
Favourites
Film Hollywood- Star Wars

Some Lesser Known Facts About Jeremy Hansen

  • Jeremy Hansen is a colonel in the Royal Canadian Air Force, who works as an astronaut with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). He came into the limelight in April 2023 after he was selected as a Mission Specialist for the Artemis II mission, which is expected to fly by the moon in November 2024.

Jeremy Hansen with his father

  • He grew up on a farm near Ailsa Craig, Middlesex County; In an interview, he revealed that he was five years old when he first saw an image of Neil Armstrong standing on the moon in an Encyclopedia and it captured his imagination; his parents then took him to the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida.

  • Hansen was 12 years old when he joined the 614 Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron in London, Ontario.

  • In 1992, he passed the Air Cadet Gliding Program in Trenton, Ontario, at 16 and earned his Air Cadet glider pilot wings.

  • The following year, he earned his private pilot licence and wings in Cornwall, Ontario; the Air Cadets’ training he underwent as part of the program helped him during his Officer Training period in the Canadian Armed Forces and he got selected for the Royal Canadian Air Force at the age of 18.

Jeremy Hansen with his co-workers during the Royal Canadian Air Force training period

  • In 2003, Hansen completed the CF-18 Fighter Pilot Training at the 410 Tactical Fighter Operational Training Squadron in Cold Lake, Alberta. Later, he completed two tours with the 441 Tactical Fighter Squadron and the 409 Tactical Fighter Squadron as a CF-18 fighter pilot and was promoted to the rank of Captain.

  • In March 2008, the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) announced the 2009 Astronaut Recruitment Campaign and received over 5,300 applications; after various rounds of the elimination process, about 79 people were selected for the training process that lasted a year. In May 2009, Jeremy Hansen was recruited by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) along with David Saint-Jacques. check sources Toronto Star

Jeremy Hansen speaking at an event at the Canadian Museum of Nature

  • He underwent the Astronauts’ basic training program at the CSA headquarters in Longueuil, Quebec and NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston; After finishing his training program in 2011, he worked as capcom at the Mission Control Center at Johnson Space Center in Houston.

  • In 2013, the European Space Agency announced that Jeremy was one of the six astronauts selected for the Cooperative Adventure for Valuing and Exercising human behaviour and performance Skills (CAVES) training program held in Sardinia, Italy; he spent six days training in an underground cave and also flew a Hawk One F-86 Sabre jet.

  • On 8 September 2014, he was named to the training team of the NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations (NEEMO 19); the underwater expedition took place at the Aquarius Research Station in Key Largo, Florida.

A photograph of Jeremy Hansen (extreme left) with the astronauts from the NEEMO 19 training program

  • In 2016, he acted as the Capcom at the Johnson Space Center in Houston; he communicated with crew members on the craft from the Johnson Space Center.

  • He is the first Canadian to train an astronaut class at NASA; in 2017, he was given charge of training astronaut candidates from the United States and Canada.

  • On 3 April 2023, he was selected as a mission specialist on the Artemis Two mission, which intends to circle the Moon in 2024; he will be the first Canadian astronaut to fly to the Moon. They will orbit for ten days in the Orion spacecraft and will test the key components to prepare for Artemis III which is aimed to take humans back to the moon for the first time since 1972.

Jeremy Hansen (right) with his fellow crew members of the Artemis Two mission

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