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NASA Astronaut Jessica U. Meir

Jessica U. Meir was selected as a NASA astronaut in 2013 and served as a flight engineer on the International Space Station for Expedition 61 and 62. Meir will serve as spacecraft commander for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission, set to launch no earlier than Feb. 15, 2026, to the International Space Station for a long-duration science expedition.

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Meir holds a Bachelor of Arts in Biology from Brown University, a Master of Science in Space Studies from the International Space University, and a Doctorate in Marine Biology from Scripps Institution of Oceanography (UCSD).

Meir holds a Bachelor of Arts in Biology from Brown University, a Master of Science in Space Studies from the International Space University, and a Doctorate in Marine Biology from Scripps Institution of Oceanography (UCSD).

From 2000 to 2003, Dr. Meir worked for Lockheed Martin’s Human Research Facility (NASA Johnson Space Center), supporting human physiology research on the space shuttle and International Space Station.

From 2000 to 2003, Dr. Meir worked for Lockheed Martin’s Human Research Facility (NASA Johnson Space Center), supporting human physiology research on the space shuttle and International Space Station.

Prior to becoming an astronaut, Meir’s career as a scientist focused on the physiology of animals in extreme environments.

Prior to becoming an astronaut, Meir's career as a scientist focused on the physiology of animals in extreme environments.

(22 April 2019) Portrait of NASA Astronaut Jessica Meir in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (spacesuit). (Credit: NASA/Josh Valcarcel)

(26 November 2019) NASA astronauts Andrew Morgan and Jessica Meir conduct research operations inside the Japanese Kibo lab module’s Life Sciences Glovebox. The Expedition 61 flight engineers were studying mice for the Rodent Research-14 investigation, which observes how microgravity affects the body on a cellular and organ level. (Credit: NASA)

(13 November 2019) NASA astronaut Jessica Meir trims leaves and harvests a crop of Mizuna mustard greens grown inside the International Space Station’s Veggie botany facility located in the Columbus laboratory module.

(28 February 2019) Astronaut Jessica Meir prepares to be submerged in NASA’s 6.2 million gallon Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory for spacewalk training. (Credit: NASA/Josh Valcarcel)

(25 September 2019) Four NASA astronauts, all members of the Astronaut Class of 2013, pose for a portrait aboard the International Space Station. From left are Flight Engineers Nick Hague, Andrew Morgan, Christina Koch and Jessica Meir.

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NASA astronaut and Expedition 62 Flight Engineer Jessica Meir poses for a portrait inside the International Space Station's "window to the world," the cupola.

(12 April 2020) NASA astronaut and Expedition 62 Flight Engineer Jessica Meir poses for a portrait inside the International Space Station’s “window to the world,” the cupola. The orbiting lab was flying above the middle of the Pacific Ocean at the time this photograph was taken.

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