Jeremy Hansen retires at CSA after Artemis moon mission. See photos

Eclipse Safety First The Artemis II crew – Mission Specialist Christina Koch (top left), Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen (bottom left), Commander Reid Wiseman (bottom right), and Pilot Victor Glover (top right) – uses eclipse viewers, identical to what NASA produced for the 2023 annular eclipse and 2024 total solar eclipse, to protect their eyes at key moments during the solar eclipse they experienced during their lunar flyby. This was the first use of eclipse glasses at the Moon to safely view a solar eclipse.

Final Flyby Preparations Artemis II Pilot Victor Glover (Left), Commander Reid Wiseman (Center), and Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen (Right) prepare for their journey around the far side of the Moon by configuring their camera equipment shortly before beginning their lunar flyby observations.

NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, commander; left, Christina Koch, mission specialist; CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist; and NASA astronaut Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot, right, pose for a group photo after viewing the Orion spacecraft in the well deck of USS John P. Murtha, on April 11, 2026, in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California. The quartet splashed down Friday, April 10 at 5:07 p.m. PDT (8:07p.m. EDT).

CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, Artemis II mission specialist is seen sitting in a Navy MH-60 Seahawk from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 on the flight deck of USS John P. Murtha after he and fellow crewmates NASA Astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, were extracted from their Orion spacecraft after splashdown, Friday, April 10, 2026, in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California. NASA's Artemis II mission took the quartet on a nearly 10-day journey around the Moon and back to Earth. Following a splashdown at 5:07 p.m. PDT (8:07 p.m. EDT), NASA, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Air Force teams are working to bring the Orion spacecraft aboard the recovery ship.

This handout image released by NASA shows Artemis II mission specialist and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen shaving inside the Orion spacecraft during Flight Day 5 and ahead of the crew's lunar flyby on April 6, 2026. The Artemis astronauts entered the final phase of their run-up to a lunar loop on April 6, a tipping point of sorts that means the Moon's gravity is now having a stronger pull on the spacecraft than Earth's. The Orion capsule will now whip around the Moon, setting the crew up to travel farther from our home planet than any human before.

The Artemis II astronauts (from left) Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen, Pilot Victor Glover, Commander Reid Wiseman and Mission Specialist Christina Koch leave crew quarters at Kennedy Space Center, FL April 1, 2026 headed to Pad 39B for launch on an 10-day rendezvous with the Moon. Craig Bailey, FLORIDA TODAY via USA TODAY NETWORK

Artemis II Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen talks with family as the crew leaves crew quarters at Kennedy Space Center, FL April 1, 2026. They’re headed to Pad 39B for launch on an 10-day rendezvous with the Moon. Craig Bailey, FLORIDA TODAY via USA TODAY NETWORK

The Artemis II astronauts leave crew quarters at Kennedy Space Center, FL April 1, 2026 headed to Pad 39B for launch on an 10-day rendezvous with the Moon. Craig Bailey, FLORIDA TODAY via USA TODAY NETWORK

US President Donald Trump welcomes Artemis II astronauts Victor Glover (L), Christina Koch (2nd L), Reid Wiseman (2nd R) and Jeremy Hansen (R) in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, on April 29, 2026.

Commander Reid Wiseman (L) and mission specialist Jeremy Hansen of CSA (Canadian Space Agency) look on during a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on April 29, 2026 in Washington, DC.

The crew of Artemis II (from left: Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen, Mission Specialist Christina Koch, Pilot Victor Glover and Commander Reid Wiseman) answer questions at a press conference as their Space Launch System rocket is transported to Pad 39B January 17, 2026. Artemis II is tentatively scheduled to launch on a mission to th Moon in early February. Craig Bailey/FLORIDA TODAY via USA TODAY NETWORK

Artemis II Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen answers questions during a press conference at Kennedy Space Center, FL January 17, 2026. The Artemis II crew is tentatively scheduled to launch in early February. Craig Bailey/FLORIDA TODAY via USA TODAY NETWORK

Artemis II crew members Jeremy Hansen, Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, and Victor Glover answer questions from reporters during the first downlink event of their mission.

The crew members of Artemis II embrace following the historic lunar flyby April 6, during which the astronauts flew farther from Earth than anyone in human history while seeing sights of the moon's far side never seen in person.

This screengrab taken from a NASA livestream shows Artemis II mission astronauts (L-R) NASA's commander Reid Wiseman, Canadian Space Agency's mission specialist Jeremy Hansen and NASA's mission specialist Christina Koch during a brief demonstration of the food they eat in space to respond a question during a "VIP call" with Canadian children inside the Orion spacecraft while on their way to the Moon on April 4, 2026. The four astronauts for the Artemis II mission were gearing up April 4 for their long-anticipated lunar flyby, including reviewing the surface features they must analyze and photograph during their time circling the Moon.

Victor Glover, Jeremy Hansen, and Reid Wiseman work together inside the Orion spacecraft on their way to the moon.

NASA astronaut Christina Koch, left, takes control of the Orion spacecraft during a manual piloting test of the Artemis II mission. To her right is CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen and NASA astronaut Victor Glover.

Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut and Artemis II Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen takes photographs through the Orion spacecraft's window during the Artemis II crew’s flyby of the Moon April 6, 2026.

CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, Artemis II mission specialist, is assisted off the flight deck after arriving aboard USS John P. Murtha after he and fellow crewmates were extracted from their Orion spacecraft after splashdown, in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California, U.S. April 10, 2026.

NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman and Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen pose for a photo in an U.S. Navy MH-60S Seahawk on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy's USS John P. Murtha after returning from their Artemis II Moon flyby mission's Orion capsule, which splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California, U.S. April 10, 2026.

Artemis II NASA astronaut Christina Koch and Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen greet NASA team members after being flown the day after their splashdown to Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego, California, U.S. April 11, 2026. NASA’s Artemis II mission took four astronauts on a nearly ten day journey around the Moon and back to Earth.