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Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen reflects on his mission.
Summary
Jeremy Hansen described his Artemis II trip around the moon and said he enjoyed the launch; he also reported not experiencing space sickness.
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Jeremy Hansen waited 16 years for a flight after being recruited as an astronaut in 2009. He lived and trained in Houston as NASA's program changed. On April 1 he launched on the Space Launch System with crewmates Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch. The Artemis II mission circled the moon as a test of the spacecraft and the crew's experience.
Key details:
- Hansen said he waited 16 years between selection and his first flight and trained for much of that time in Houston.
- He launched on April 1 aboard NASA's Space Launch System with three NASA crewmates on the Artemis II test mission that went around the moon.
- Hansen reported he did not experience space sickness during the roughly nine-day flight.
- He used a thigh cuff to ease the sensation of fullness in his head caused by fluid shifts in microgravity.
- The crew noted small operational quirks, such as a water valve that could keep running after being closed and the need to cover a window to avoid Earth glare when photographing the moon.
- Crew improvisations included hanging a T-shirt to block glare and drinking a floating water bubble that formed in the cabin.
Summary:
Hansen said the mission yielded both technical lessons and memorable human moments, and he described the launch and re-entry as highlights. He also noted that reacclimating to Earth's gravity felt manageable after a short, nine-day flight. Undetermined at this time.
