Canadian astronaut Jeffery Hansen has published a new book describing his experience aboard Artemis II, the mission that sent humans around the moon for the first time in more than five decades.
The book, titled “Earthrise,” presents Hansen’s account of the mission and its place in the renewed effort to carry people beyond low Earth orbit. Its focus is personal: an astronaut who took part in a flight around the moon recounting what he experienced during the journey.
A crewed flight beyond Earth orbit
Artemis II was significant because it carried humans around the moon after a gap of more than 50 years. The mission’s lunar trajectory made it a major step in the Artemis program, which is centered on human exploration beyond Earth.
Hansen’s book adds an astronaut’s perspective to an event that was also a major chapter in the history of spaceflight. Rather than presenting only the mission’s technical or institutional record, “Earthrise” is described as an account of what the Canadian astronaut saw and experienced while taking part in the flight.
- Author: Canadian astronaut Jeffery Hansen
- Book: “Earthrise”
- Mission: Artemis II
- Milestone: Humans traveled around the moon for the first time in more than 50 years
An astronaut’s account
The book’s central contribution is Hansen’s firsthand narrative. His participation gives the account a direct connection to the mission rather than treating Artemis II only as a program milestone or a NASA undertaking.
The title “Earthrise” also points to the perspective associated with lunar travel: viewing Earth from beyond its immediate orbital neighborhood. The book is presented as Hansen’s account of the mission, giving readers a record of the flight through the eyes of one of the people who made the journey.
Artemis II’s lunar voyage is part of the broader return of human spaceflight to the moon. Hansen’s account documents the mission from the astronaut’s viewpoint and preserves his description of a journey that broke a more than 50-year gap in crewed travel around the moon.
