Jessica Meir, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Jessica Meir

Swedish-American marine biologist and astronaut

Date of Birth: 15-Jul-1977

Place of Birth: Caribou, Maine, United States

Profession: astronaut, biologist, aircraft pilot, marine biologist, explorer, faculty member

Nationality: United States, Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

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About Jessica Meir

  • Jessica Ulrika Meir (IPA: ; m-eer; born July 1, 1977) is a NASA astronaut, marine biologist, and physiologist.
  • She was previously 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 (NEEMO 4) crew.
  • In 2013 she was selected by NASA to Astronaut Group 21.
  • Meir launched on September 25, 2019, to the ISS onboard Soyuz MS-15, where she will serve 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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