Canada's Artemis 2 astronaut was named after a 14-year-wait for space

jeremy hansen smiling in his flight suit in front of an artemis 2 poster illustrating the moon and earth. the words artemis are behind his head

HOUSTON — Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen's debut mission is a doozy: flying around the moon on the first crewed mission there in 50 years.

Jeremy Hansen was named Monday (April 3) as the Canadian astronaut aboard NASA's Artemis 2 mission, which will visit our lunar neighbor in November 2024 or so. It's a big moment for Canada, which gained its seat through a next-generation robotic arm called Canadarm3, which will support NASA's moon-orbiting Gateway space station.