Jessica Meir photograph

Jessica Meir

Use attributes for filter !
Gender Female
Age 46
Date of birth July 1,1977
Zodiac sign Cancer
Born Caribou
Maine
United States
Space agency NASA
Job Astronaut
Researcher
Academic
Space missionsExpedition 61, Soyuz MS-15, Expedition 62
Expedition 61
Soyuz MS-15
Expedition 62
Thesi oxygen
Other academ advisorBill Milsom
Education International Space University
Brown University
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
First space flightExpedition 61
Space time204d 15h 19m
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
ID457391
Send edit request

Jessica Meir Life story


Jessica Ulrika Meir is an American NASA astronaut, marine biologist, and physiologist. She was previously an assistant professor of anesthesia at Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, following postdoctoral research in comparative physiology at the University of British Columbia.

Coronavirus: a space crew back to earth are very different

Feb 16,2020 7:16 am

The Trio return to earth on Friday after many months on the ISS

A three-man crew returning from The International space station (ISS) to a very different planet, which they left in the Last Year .

No strangers to isolation, Russian Oleg Skrypochka and Jessica Meir from the US The Earth leave in September 2019, as well as Covid-19 emerged.

Another American, Andrew Morgan , has been on the ISS since July, 2019.

The Corona-Virus pandemic has become the usual routine for returning space crews

"It's pretty surreal to see it unfolding on The Earth below," Ms Meir told reporters during a recent video call. "From here The Earth looks just as stunning as usual, so it is hard To Believe that all of The Changes that have taken place since we left. "

The Trio landed on earth at 05:16 PM GMT, with Mr Skrypochka and Ms Meir 205 Days in the room, and Mr. Morgan spent 272 Days .

Jessica Meir says that isolation on earth will be harder than on the ISS

in front of The Descent module of The Earth 's atmosphere "to create a plasma-off" early on a Friday.

The Capsule successfully landed in Kazakhstan. The US Space Agency Nasa has a video of The Astronauts is met by a mask-wearing rescue team.

The Search Party was believed in strict quarantine and to test for Corona Virus subjected to immediately before it went to the Pick Up to arrival to ensure that they do not infect in danger.

under normal circumstances, The Search team to Pick Up The Crew and bring them to the nearest airport from where you fly home. However, Kazakhstan has declared a state of emergency and most of the airports are closed.

Mr Skrypochka enjoys The Sunshine after spending 205 Days in space Ms Meir has a lot to catch up After Landing in Central Kazakhstan

fly to The Baikonur space launch pad, leased by Russia from Kazakhstan, is still in operation and the three members of The Crew there. The Russian take a plane home, while The Americans be driven Three Hours South-East of Kyzylorda, where a Nasa plane to fly Back To the USA.

also took the utmost precautions to avoid the infection in the room, spend a month and a half in the quarantine before the Start.

Normally, a team of the return of The Astronauts and cosmonauts will undergo a special rehabilitation program can take several weeks. After a long stay in weightlessness, The Body needs time to adapt to life in the constant force of Gravity .

replacement crew to The Earth for the ISS on the last Thursday

But This Time the doctors have left the additional task of protecting The Crew of coronavirus.

"It will be difficult, do not give hugs of family and friends after he was here for seven months," Ms Meir said on the video call before the return to earth. In the Last Year , she has made history, after the completion of The First all-female space walk with another Nasa astronaut, Christina cook.

"I think I isolated the feeling more of The Earth than here. We are busy with amazing activities and tasks, and not the feeling of isolation," she added.

The ISS has been orbiting The Earth since 1998. Five partners are the USA, Russia, Japan, Canada and the European Space Agency are involved.



astronauts, russia, international space station, space

Source of news: bbc.com

Jessica Meir Photos

Related Persons

Next Profile ❯