Jessica Meir
Jessica Meir is an active government astronaut from United States of America, affiliated with National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
During their career, Jessica Meir flew on 2 spaceflights and completed 4 spacewalks, logging 376 days, 6 hours, 54 minutes, 15 seconds in space.
Jessica Ulrika Meir is 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 2000, Meir graduated with a Master of Space Studies from the International Space University in Strasbourg, France. In September 2002, Meir served as an aquanaut on the NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations 4 (NEEMO 4) crew. In June 2013 she was named an astronaut candidate by NASA, becoming one of the eight members of NASA Astronaut Group 21. She is from Caribou, Maine.
Career Statistics
| Date of Birth | 07/01/1977 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| First Flight | 09/25/2019 |
| Last Flight | 02/13/2026 |
| In Space | Yes |
| Time in Space | 376 days, 6 hours, 54 minutes, 15 seconds |
| EVA Time | 1 day, 5 hours, 4 minutes |
| Landings | 1 |
Spaceflights by Jessica Meir
Explore the 2 spaceflights Jessica Meir participated in during their astronaut career, including mission details, launch vehicles, and destinations.
Spacewalks by Jessica Meir
Discover the 4 spacewalks Jessica Meir performed during their career, logging a total of 1 day, 5 hours, 4 minutes outside a spacecraft.
The spacewalk began at 10/18/2019 11:38 UTC and ended at 10/18/2019 18:55 UTC on the International Space Station for a total of 7 hours and 17 minutes.
The spacewalk began at 01/15/2020 11:35 UTC and ended at 01/15/2020 19:04 UTC on the International Space Station for a total of 7 hours and 29 minutes.
The spacewalk began at 01/20/2020 11:35 UTC and ended at 01/20/2020 18:33 UTC on the International Space Station for a total of 6 hours and 58 minutes.
The spacewalk began at 06/30/2026 12:20 UTC and ended at 06/30/2026 19:40 UTC on the International Space Station for a total of 7 hours and 20 minutes.