Jessica Meir

thumb|There’s no one path to becoming an astronaut. I think that’s one of the great things about the job these days. Jessica Ulrika Meir (born July 1, 1977) is an American astronaut and 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. Quotes It might have had something to do with the fact that the stars shone so brightly in rural Maine. On her dream of participating in space exploration, as quoted in Ghert-Zand Renee No Risk, No Reward Says Fearless Jewish Astronaut Jessica Meir https://www.nextgensandiego.org/nextgen-san-diego/no-risk-no-reward-says-fearless-jewish-astronaut-jessica-meir NextGen The Times of Israel 26 April 2019 June 8, 2018 Here we are up in Caribou, which is my home as well as yours, but when you think about your home, you usually think about your house, your neighborhood, and your family, and when you look at this fragile blue ball from outer space, that’s home too. It’s everybody’s home. As quoted in Burns Christopher Astronaut from Aroostook County will soon go on her 1st spaceflight https://bangordailynews.com/2019/04/17/news/aroostook/astronaut-from-aroostook-county-will-soon-go-on-her-1st-spaceflight/ 26 April 2019 Bangor Daily News April 17, 2019 Mars has always captured the human imagination for decades and decades, it’s always been the planet that everyone’s looking toward. Knowing it’s out there, it’s what drives everything that we do. As quoted in Kaplan Sarah Journey to Mars: Meet NASA astronaut candidate Jessica Meir https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/kidspost/journey-to-mars-jessica-meir/2015/04/28/29d206a0-b11b-11e4-886b-c22184f27c35_story.html?utm_term=.573b6aa772fe 26 April 2019 The Washington Post April 28, 2015 There’s no one path to becoming an astronaut. I think that’s one of the great things about the job these days. You know, originally, all of the astronauts were white male military test pilots. And now the program is much more diverse. As quoted in Jasper Marykate “There’s No One Path” : How Astronaut Jessica Meir Went From Studying Animal Physiology to Training for Space Flight https://www.themarysue.com/jessica-meir-astronaut-interview/ The Mary Sue 26 April 2019 November 14th, 2017 See also Mae Jemison, American engineer and physician, the first African American woman to travel in space Helen Sharman, chemist and first British person in space External links Jessica Meir, from the University of British Columbia Category:Astronauts from the United States Category:Women academics from the United States Category:Jews from the United States Category:Harvard University faculty Category:1977 births Category:Living people Category:Biologists from the United States Category:People from Maine Category:Women aviators from the United States Category:Women scientists from the United States