NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir venture outside the space station at 7:50 Eastern time on Friday, Oct. 18. “If we hadn’t been successful, we would have been down a power channel on the space station, which is pretty significant,” she says. Jessica Van Meir, from Atlanta, Georgia, shared images of the exchange on Twitter after the flight on Saturday where one passenger nine rows away told her she was a 'tidy babe'. $80 2 Bids. Free shipping on many items | Browse your favorite brands | affordable prices. Ultimate Bulletin Board 5.47a. Having overcome the most challenging – and dangerous – of tasks performed by astronauts, Meir ensured she took the time to appreciate being in space and looking at the beauty of Earth from hundreds of miles above the planet. Not yet received, but bought a signed copy of Gherman Titov's "I Am Eagle." The latest additions to my space autograph collection are these custom-made cards of James Lovell and Fred Haise. The value of an autograph depends on who signed it, but also on its condition and base. Jessica U. Meir was selected by NASA in 2013. “That for me was the biggest thing – that I could picture those women who had pushed the boundaries and enabled us to go out the hatch that day together. "A-team" astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir are set to make history in the first all-female spacewalk. Now aged 42, Meir – born to a Swedish mother and Israeli father of Iraqi-Jewish descent – has partly made that dream come true, having become a NASA astronaut and one that literally stepped her way into the history books when she took part in the first all-female spacewalk, alongside Christina Koch, on 18 October 2019. Est: $75- $125. Next week, I'm going to grab some more Charlie Duke and Rusty Schweickart autographs. To say the pressure was on is an understatement. The Right Stuff. “With NASA’s Artemis programme, we’ll be sending the first woman and next man there and hopefully it’s something I can play a role in. “I knew it was a big deal, but didn’t think it would become the big deal that it did,” admits a modest Meir, now back to Earth after spending seven months in space, during a candid chat over the phone. Despite the horrendous circumstances of the Holocaust, or the difficult times we are facing now with Covid, it was impossible not to feel like we are connected as one people, that we’re in this together.”. Meir also took with her a painting by Rona Ramon, the wife of Ilan Ramon, Israel’s first astronaut who was tragically killed in the Columbia Space Shuttle disaster of 2003. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Biology from Brown University, a Master of Science in Space Studies from the International Space University, and a Doctorate in Marine Biology from Scripps Institution of Oceanography (UCSD). There are 20+ professionals named "Jessica Meir", who use LinkedIn to exchange information, ideas, and opportunities. Jessica Meir, an assistant professor of anesthesia at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, is the latest member of the Harvard community given a chance to head to space, joining moon-walkers and Hubble Space Telescope repairmen as she … “We saw all the different colours and textures of sand dunes in Africa and the Middle East, beautiful glaciers over the Patagonian ice field. Nearly a year on, American-born Meir, who has also studied marine biology and physiology, is still processing that special moment and what it really meant for her. The New Women of NASA Four extraordinary women make up half of NASA’s most recent astronaut class—and they may go to Mars. Posts: 610From: Cabot, Arkansas, USARegistered: Sep 2010, Posts: 397From: Houston, TX, USARegistered: Jan 2012. Jessica has 3 jobs listed on their profile. cS user RichieB16 designed the cards based on my original Jack Swigert signed card that was sent out during his campaign for US House in 1982. Caribou Middle School students gathered in the school's cafeteria to watch someone who walked the same walls as them, liftoff to space. When Jessica Meir was asked what she wanted to be when she grew up, there was barely any hesitation. profile | register | preferences | faq | search, Posts: 303From: IrelandRegistered: May 2014, Posts: 357From: Andover, MNRegistered: Dec 2013, Posts: 2308From: West Jordan, Utah USARegistered: Dec 1999, Posts: 3392From: MA, USARegistered: Sep 2002, Posts: 2604From: Guyton, GA Registered: Jan 2006. View Jessica Meir’s profile on LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional community. After an exhausting seven hours and 17 minutes – paused only by a phone call from US President Donald Trump congratulating the pair – the mission was hailed a success and the astronauts returned to the safety of the ISS.