Jessica Meir

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Jessica Ulrika Meir is an American NASA astronaut, marine biologist, and physiologist. She was previously an assistant professor of anesthesia at Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, following postdoctoral research in comparative physiology at the University of British Columbia. She has studied the diving physiology and behavior of emperor penguins in Antarctica, and the physiology of bar-headed geese, which are able to migrate over the Himalayas. In September 2002, Meir served as an aquanaut on the NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations 4 crew. In 2013, she was selected by NASA to Astronaut Group 21. In 2016, Meir participated in ESA CAVES, a training course in which international astronauts train in a space-analogue cave environment. Meir launched on September 25, 2019, to the ISS onboard Soyuz MS-15, where she served as a flight Engineer during Expedition 61 and 62. On October 18, 2019, Meir and Christina Koch were the first women to participate in an all-female spacewalk.

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Jessica Ulrika Meir
explorer, marine biologist, aircraft pilot, university teacher, astronaut, 

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  • Soyuz MS-15
    Spaceflight mission to the International Space Station
  • Expedition 61
    61st long-duration stay on the International Space Station
  • Expedition 62
    62nd long-duration stay on the International Space Station
1977-07-01T00:00:00Z
1977-07-01T00:00:00Z
1977 Jessica Meir
2019-10-03T00:00:00Z
2020-02-20T00:00:00Z
2019 — 2020 Expedition 61
2020-02-06T00:00:00Z
2020-04-17T00:00:00Z
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Jessica Meir official portrait in an EMU (B&W) (cropped)Jessica Meir official portrait in an EMU (B&W) (cropped)
ISS-62 crewmembers inside the DragonISS-62 crewmembers inside the Dragon
ISS-61 Jessica Meir dines on fresh Mizuna mustard greens inside the Unity moduleISS-61 Jessica Meir dines on fresh Mizuna mustard greens inside the Unity module
ISS-62 Andrew Morgan and Jessica Meir work inside the Destiny labISS-62 Andrew Morgan and Jessica Meir work inside the Destiny lab
ISS-62 Jessica Meir and Andrew Morgan work inside the Harmony moduleISS-62 Jessica Meir and Andrew Morgan work inside the Harmony module
Jessica Meir full length portrait (1) (cropped)Jessica Meir full length portrait (1) (cropped)
Expedition 61 crew poster (cropped)Expedition 61 crew poster (cropped)
ISS-61 Christina Koch and Jessica Meir practice robotics techniques inside the CupolaISS-61 Christina Koch and Jessica Meir practice robotics techniques inside the Cupola
Portrait of NASA Astronaut Jessica Meir in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (spacesuit).Portrait of NASA Astronaut Jessica Meir in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (spacesuit).
Portrait of NASA Astronaut Jessica Meir in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (spacesuit).Portrait of NASA Astronaut Jessica Meir in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (spacesuit).
    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    classorbitSoyuz MS-15Andrew R. Morgan, Hazza Al Mansouri, Jessica Meir, Oleg Skripochka, Soyuz MS, human spaceflight,Wikidata
    classspaceflight2019Expedition 61Aleksandr Skvortsov, Andrew R. Morgan, Christina Koch, Jessica Meir, Luca Parmitano, Oleg Skripochka, expedition to the International Space Station,Wikidata
    classspaceflight2020Expedition 62Anatoli Ivanishin, Andrew R. Morgan, Ivan Vagner, Jessica Meir, Oleg Skripochka, expedition to the International Space Station,Wikidata
    commonsimageJessica Meir official portrait in an EMU (B&W) (cropped) Commons
    commonsimageISS-62 crewmembers inside the Dragon Commons
    commonsimageISS-61 Jessica Meir dines on fresh Mizuna mustard greens inside the Unity module Commons
    commonsimageISS-62 Andrew Morgan and Jessica Meir work inside the Destiny lab Commons
    commonsimageISS-62 Jessica Meir and Andrew Morgan work inside the Harmony module Commons
    commonsimageJessica Meir full length portrait (1) (cropped) Commons
    commonsimageExpedition 61 crew poster (cropped) Commons
    commonsimageISS-61 Christina Koch and Jessica Meir practice robotics techniques inside the Cupola Commons
    commonsimagePortrait of NASA Astronaut Jessica Meir in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (spacesuit). Commons
    commonsimagePortrait of NASA Astronaut Jessica Meir in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (spacesuit). Commons