London astronaut Jeremy Hansen will have to wait a bit longer for his lunar journey

Astronaut Jeremy Hansen speaks about his upcoming Artemis II mission during an event at the Canadian Space Agency, in Longueuil, Que., on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025.

London born astronaut Jeremy Hansen will have to wait a bit longer for his trip around the moon.

Slated to be aboard the first Artemis moonshot for NASA, it’s departure - initially scheduled for February 6 - has been delayed for at least two days because of near-freezing temperatures expected at the launch site.

NASA was all set to conduct a fueling test of the 322-foot (98-meter) moon rocket on Saturday, but called everything off late Thursday because of the expected cold.

The critical dress rehearsal is now set for Monday, weather permitting. The change leaves NASA with only three days in February to send four astronauts around the moon and back, before slipping into March.

Commander Reid Wiseman and his crew remain in quarantine in Houston and their arrival at Kennedy Space Center in Florida is uncertain.

Hansen posted to social media on Friday that he was reviewing emergency medical procedures before his upcoming journey.

Alongside Wiseman and Hansen are crewmembers Victor Glover and Christina Koch. Artemis II will be the first crewed mission to the moon since 1972 — the year of the final Apollo mission.

The moonshot will take priority if it can get off by Feb. 11, the last possible launch date for the month, mission managers said Friday.

- with files from the Canadian Press, The Associated Press