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Jessica U. Meir

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NASA astronaut, marine biologist and veteran spacewalker; commander of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission.

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Jessica U. Meir

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Biografía

Meir, born in Caribou, Maine, in 1977, is a NASA astronaut and marine biologist. Selected in 2013, she first served on Expeditions 61 and 62 and participated in the first all-woman spacewalks. She returned to the International Space Station in 2026 as commander of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission. During Expedition 75 she expanded her spacewalking record to seven EVAs and 49 hours 22 minutes. JTA has documented Meir’s Jewish upbringing and identity, including her bat mitzvah and Jewish family background. NASA astronaut, marine biologist and veteran spacewalker; commander of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission. In Jewish World Records, Jessica U. Meir is connected to the record “Most Spacewalks by a Jewish Woman,” based on the stored achievement of 7 spacewalks as of 1 September 2026.

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Récords de Jessica U. Meir

Jessica U. Meir in a NASA spacesuit
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Espacio · Vuelos espaciales tripulados · Distancefarthest

Farthest Distance from Earth Reached by a Jewish Woman

Titular del récord

Jessica U. Meir

Valor del récord

428.9 kilometers

On 27 August 2026, a Cygnus XL reboost raised the International Space Station to an apogee of 266.5 statute miles, approximately 428.9 kilometers. Jessica Meir was aboard the station as part of Expedition 75, so she physically reached that maximum orbital altitude. JWR compares documented apogees on a like-for-like basis rather than mixing average altitude, perigee or launch trajectory values. Earlier missions flown by verified Jewish women were screened, including flights by Marsha Ivins, Judith Resnik and Ellen Baker. Their published maximum orbital values remained below the 2026 ISS apogee. The resulting record is a precise example of how a station reboost can create a new human altitude mark even without a new launch.

País representado
Estados Unidos
Lugar del logro
Estados Unidos
Fecha del logro
27 de agosto de 2026
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