Jessica Meir
Jessica Meir is a NASA astronaut, marine biologist and science communicator who shares spacewalks, experiments and everyday life in orbit.
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Brown UniversityOverview
- From
- Caribou, Maine
- Work
- NASA astronaut, marine biologist and science communicator
- NASA selection
- 2013 astronaut class
- Breakout
- First all-woman spacewalk with Christina Koch, October 18, 2019
- Education
- Brown University; International Space University; Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Mini bio
A scientist first.
Raised in Caribou, Maine, Jessica studied biology at Brown, space studies at the International Space University and marine biology at Scripps. Her research explored how emperor penguins and elephant seals manage oxygen during deep dives. She later studied bar-headed geese and joined Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital as an assistant professor in 2012.
Trying again.
Jessica was not selected for NASA’s 2009 astronaut class and considered giving up on applying. She tried again and joined the 2013 class. In her 2024 Brown address, she spoke openly about impostor syndrome, the encouragement of mentors and learning to take chances.
Sharing the view.
On October 18, 2019, she and Christina Koch completed the first all-woman spacewalk, replacing a failed battery charge-discharge unit outside the International Space Station. She returned to orbit as Crew-12 spacecraft commander in 2026. Alongside mission work, she shares practical glimpses of living in microgravity, including a video about caring for curly hair in space.
Creditschronological, newest first
Spaceflight
- 2026NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12Spacecraft commander
- 2019–2020ISS Expeditions 61 and 62Flight engineer
- 2019First all-woman spacewalkSpacewalker alongside Christina Koch
Talks
- 2024Taking FlightBrown University Baccalaureate speaker
Awards
Quotes
It is always worth making the leap that scares you.Jessica Meir, Brown University Baccalaureate address
Advice to Brown’s graduating class in May 2024, as she reflected on persistence and pursuing her astronaut dream.
Trivia
- She is a private pilot.
- She speaks conversational Swedish and Russian.
- Before becoming an astronaut, she lived underwater as a NEEMO aquanaut.
- As an undergraduate, she met John Glenn through Brown professor Jim Head.
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