Beam me up, Jerry: Canadian astronaut visits Space Medicine students
'Jeremy Hansen's presentation and his passion for space was truly inspiring,' said Ishanee Garg, a third-year student studying Space Medicine. 'It helped reinforce that if I believe in myself and tirelessly continue to work towards my goal, I will one day be able to achieve it.'
Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen recently landed on campus to speak to McMaster’s Space Medicine students.
As a CF-18 fighter pilot, Hansen talked to students about his path to become an astronaut.
Hansen was one of two recruits selected in May 2009 through the third Canadian Astronaut Recruitment Campaign. He is also one of 14 members of the 20th National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) astronaut class.
Hansen presented his training regimen to students ahead of his future assignment to the International Space Station. Being an astronaut isn’t a dream achieved overnight, and Hansen encouraged the students to believe in themselves.
While Hansen’s journeys have not taken him to space yet, they have taken him underwater.
In September, Hansen took part in NASA’s Extreme Environment Mission Operations — a seven-day underwater mission to learn and experience what it might be like to live and work on an asteroid or another planet.
“Jeremy Hansen’s presentation and his passion for space was truly inspiring,” said Ishanee Garg, a third-year student studying Space Medicine. “It helped reinforce that if I believe in myself and tirelessly continue to work towards my goal, I will one day be able to achieve it.”
Watch for Hansen to be the next Canadian in space.
