Shiftheads - Jeremy Hansen Is Ready. The Rest of Us Are Nervous

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift · Apr 2, 2026 · 10m

Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen is going around the moon on Artemis 2 and Rachel Ward-Maxwell, who studies space for a living, is nervous. The astronauts are not. They have spent years preparing for this, they understand what they are flying into, and at this point they are simply ready to go. That gap tells you everything about what this mission means.

The mission is 10 days. They fly around Earth twice, head to the moon on a figure eight path, slingshot around the far side, and come back to Earth traveling faster than any human ever has. They will pass further from Earth than any crew…