Biographies of U.S. Astronauts

Meir

Jessica Ulrika "Goose"

USA

Jessica Meir

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Personal data

Birthdate:  15.07.1977
Birthplace:  Caribou, Maine
Marital status:  married
Children:  one
Selection date:  17.06.2013
Selection group:  NASA-21
Position:  PLT
Status:  active

Spaceflights

No. Mission Position Time Duration
1  Soyuz MS-15 / ISS-61 / ISS-62  Flight Engineer  25.09.2019 - 17.04.2020 204d 15h 18m 
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Total  204d 15h 18m 
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Additional information

Ph.D., 35, is from Caribou, Maine. She is a graduate of Brown University, has an advanced degree from the International Space University, and earned her doctorate from Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Meir currently is an Assistant Professor of Anesthesia at Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston; unsuccessful application for NASA astronaut group 20.

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