New Delhi, April 1 -- Jeremy Hansen is set to become the first Canadian astronaut to fly around the moon. Hansen is part of the four-member crew of the Artemis II mission being launched by NASA on April 1.

Canada will script history when Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen becomes the first Canadian - and first non-American - to ever participate in a lunar mission.

Born on January 27, 1976, Hansen was raised on a farm near Ailsa Craig, Ontario, until moving to Ingersoll for his high school years, according to his biography shared by the CSA.

Hansen is married and has three children. He enjoys sailboat cruising and racing, rock climbing and mountain biking.

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