NASA CSA name Jeremy Hansen to be first Canadian to encircle the moon

HOUSTON — Jeremy Hansen, a colonel and CF-18 pilot in the Royal Canadian Air Force, has been selected to become the first Canadian to venture into deep space. NASA and the Canadian Space Agency made the long-awaited announcement Monday introducing the four astronauts who will steer the next stage of an ambitious plan to establish a long-term presence on the moon. The other three astronauts on the Artemis II mission are all American: Christina Hammock Koch, Victor Glover and G. Reid Wiseman. Artemis II, as it’s known, is currently slated to launch as early as November 2024 and will be…