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Farthest Distance from Earth Reached by a Jewish Woman

Détenteur du record

Jessica U. MeirPersonne

Valeur du record

428.9 kilometers

Pays représenté: États-UnisLieu de l’accomplissement: États-UnisDate de l’accomplissement: 27 août 2026Record actuel

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Jessica U. Meir in a NASA spacesuit

Jessica U. Meir — record holder for “Farthest Distance from Earth Reached by a Jewish Woman”.NASA / Wikimedia CommonsWikimedia Commons / NASADomaine public

Définition officielle du record

The greatest maximum documented orbital altitude above Earth reached while physically aboard a spacecraft or station by a woman satisfying JWR Jewish Eligibility at Achievement.

Méthodologie de mesure

Like-for-like comparison of published mission orbital-apogee values for verified Jewish women space travelers, using the maximum documented altitude reached while aboard.

Point de mesure: verified record metric at the qualifying achievement date

L’histoire du record

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.

Médias

Galerie

  • Jessica U. Meir
    Jessica U. Meir, record holder.NASA/Josh Valcarcel / Wikimedia CommonsSourceDomaine public

Comment JWR a vérifié ce record

Date de vérification
28 septembre 2026
Norme de vérification
JWR Verification Standard 1.0

Preuve de l’accomplissement

NASA states that the 27 August 2026 Cygnus XL reboost placed the ISS in a 266.5 × 254.9 statute-mile orbit while Jessica Meir was aboard Expedition 75.

Preuve de supériorité

Reviewed Jewish-woman comparators, including earlier missions by Marsha Ivins, Judith Resnik and Ellen Baker, did not exceed the 428.9 km apogee documented for the 2026 ISS orbit.

Éligibilité juive — Vérifiée par JWR

Vérification de l’éligibilité juive

Preuve établissant que le détenteur remplit les conditions d’éligibilité juive aux fins de JWR.

  • Jewish astronaut Jessica Meir wants to be the first woman on the moon — Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Vérification de l’accomplissement / du record

Preuve établissant que le détenteur a obtenu le résultat et détient le record tel que défini.

  • NASA, Northrop Grumman Complete Cygnus XL Space Station Reboost — NASA
  • NASA Astronaut Jessica U. Meir — NASA

Vérification de la supériorité / face aux autres candidats

Preuve comparant le résultat avec celui d’autres candidats pertinents pour la revendication du record.

  • STS-46 — NASA

Les preuves d’éligibilité juive, d’accomplissement et de supériorité conservent leurs classifications distinctes et ne sont jamais fusionnées. Le contexte et la provenance ne sont pas présentés comme preuve de l’accomplissement. Les preuves à diffusion restreinte et les notes de recherche internes ne sont jamais publiées. En savoir plus sur le processus en sept étapes sur la page de vérification.

Sources et vérification

Historique

  1. Vérifié

    Verified according to JWR Verification Standard 1.0.

  2. Publiév1

    Published to the official JWR registry.

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