Canadian astronaut Jeremy HansenB次元官网网址檚 trip to the moon has been delayed once again.

NASA announced Thursday that the next mission in the Artemis program B次元官网网址� sending four astronauts around the moon and back B次元官网网址� is now targeted for April 2026 at the earliest, after previously being delayed until September 2025.

The agency says the investigation into heat shield damage from the capsuleB次元官网网址檚 initial test flight two years ago took time, and other spacecraft improvements are still needed.

NASA has also bumped the third Artemis mission B次元官网网址� a moon landing by two other astronauts B次元官网网址� from 2026 to at least 2027.

Hansen, 48, is the only Canadian chosen to fly on Artemis II, whose crew was named in April 2023 as part of NASAB次元官网网址檚 first mission to put astronauts on the moon since the Apollo moon missions of the late 1960s and early 1970s.

The Canadian Space Agency says it has B次元官网网址渇ull confidenceB次元官网网址� that the delay is guided by NASAB次元官网网址檚 commitment to safety.