Thursday, July 28, 2011

Succes 2011: Astronaut Jeremy Hansen


Jeremy Roger Hansen, CD (born January 27, 1976 in London, Ontario) is a Canadian astronaut with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA). He was selected to join the CSA in the 2009 CSA selection along with David Saint-Jacques. Prior to his selection as one of Canada's newest astronauts, Hansen held the rank of Captain in the Canadian Forces, piloting the CF-18 fighter plane from deployment at CFB Cold Lake, Alberta.

Born January 27, 1976 in London, Ontario, and raised on a farm near Ailsa Craig, Ontario, until moving to Ingersoll for his high school years. Captain Hansen is married with 3 children.

Captain Hansen holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Space Science (First Class Honours) from Royal Military College in Kingston, Ontario (1999). He earned a Master of Science in Physics from the same institution in 2000, with a research focus on Wide Field of View Satellite Tracking.

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