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Jessica Meir

United States

Jessica Meir is an American marine biologist and NASA astronaut who flew a long-duration mission to the International Space Station beginning in 2019. In October 2019 she and fellow astronaut Christina Koch performed the first all-female spacewalk in history, replacing a failed power component outside the station. Before joining NASA, Meir was a researcher studying animal physiology in extreme environments, including high-altitude bird flight and diving behavior in penguins, work that informed her later interest in human physiology in space.

Facts
Birth Date
1977-07-01 3
Birth Year
1977 3
Nationality
American and Swedish 3
Notable Mission
Soyuz MS-15 3
Classification
Astronaut Role
Flight Engineer 1
Dating
Selection Year
2013 2
Connections

Associated With

NASA, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Jessica Meir - Wikipedia

Operated By

NASA, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Jessica Meir - Wikipedia
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Nationality

Sweden

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United States

Also in Geography Atlas: the nationality of this subject.

Sources
1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia Foundation
2. Jessica Meir (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia Jessica Meir lead section infobox, selection field (w-bbfill-edspace5-0927)View the Source
3. Jessica Meir - Wikipedia
  • Infobox, birth_date
    1977-07-01
  • Early life and career
    was born on July 1, 1977
  • Lead, sentence 1
    is an American and Swedish marine biologist
  • Lead, paragraph 1
    to the ISS onboard Soyuz MS-15
  • Jessica Meir, Wikipedia - lead section, astronaut role
    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.
  • Operated By: NASA, Lead paragraph, operated-by
    Jessica Ulrika Meir (born July 1, 1977) is an American and Swedish marine biologist, physiologist, and NASA astronaut.
  • Associated With: NASA, Lead paragraph, associated-with
    Jessica Ulrika Meir (born July 1, 1977) is an American and Swedish marine biologist, physiologist, and NASA astronaut.
  • In Group: Space Station and Commercial Crew Astronauts, Article text: program or flight
    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.
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Wikidata: Jessica Meir
Wikidata Q4795114, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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