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Astronaut, Spacewalker, UCSD Alum Jessica Meir to Give 2022 Commencement Speech at Alma Mater
Jessica Meir launched into space in September 2019, and, according to UC San Diego officials, is “poised to be one of the first women on the moon.”
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Earth to Jessica: NASA Astronaut and UCSD Alum Returns From Space
It was a history-making six months in space for NASA Astronaut Jessica Meir but its time for this UC San Diego alum and Maine native to come back to earth.
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After Months in Space, Astronauts Returning to Changed World
Two NASA astronauts said they expect it will be tough returning to such a drastically changed world next week, after more than half a year at the International Space Station
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Astronaut and UCSD Alum, Jessica Meir, Tweets from Space
It’s no secret that NASA astronaut Jessica Meir is currently in space! Meir, who is active on social media, gives us a peek into her journey. In her recent Twitter posts, Meir gazes down at the site where she worked on her Scripps Institution of Oceanography studies of elephant seals in collaboration with the University of California Santa Cruz...
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Astronaut Jessica Meir Chats With Local Students From Space
NASA astronaut Jessica Meir chatted with about 150 middle school students at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla on Monday.
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Astronaut Jessica Meir Chats With San Diego Students
All the way from the International Space Station, Meir talked about her love for science and exploration.
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Astronaut Completes 2nd All-Female Spacewalk Without Helmet Camera, Lights
Spacewalking astronauts had to make do with fewer lights and camera views from one helmet Wednesday while performing critical battery work outside the International Space Station.
It was the second pairing of NASA’s Jessica Meir and Christina Koch outside the orbiting lab. Last October, they teamed up for the world’s first all-female spacewalk.
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UCSD Alum, Colleague Conduct 2nd All-Female Spacewalk
It’s being called one giant leap for womankind. NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Christina Koch performed the first all-female spacewalk Friday roughly 250 miles up at the International Space Station.
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Female Spacewalkers Were Uplifted by Excitement Back on Earth
The astronauts who took part in the first all-female spacewalk are still uplifted by all the excitement down on Earth. International Space Station resident Jessica Meir, from Maine, said Monday that when she floated outside last week, she wasn’t thinking about whether she was going out with a man or woman because everyone is held to the same standard.
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In Case You Missed It: San Diego Good News for Sunday, Oct. 20
Five “good news” stories from this week include two Navy SEALs rescued by a fishing charter and UCSD Alum, Jessica Meir, performing the first all-female spacewalk.
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UCSD Alum Makes History in All-Female Spacewalk at ISS
NASA astronauts Jessica Mei and Christina Koch became the first all-female team to spacewalk at ISS.
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World's First All-Female Spacewalk Features UCSD Alum, NASA Astronaut Jessica Meir
It’s being called one giant leap for womankind. NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Christina Koch performed the first all-female spacewalk Friday roughly 250 miles up at the International Space Station.
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One Giant Leap for Womenkind: Astronauts Make History With First All-Female Spacewalk
The world’s first all-female spacewalking team made history high above Earth on Friday, replacing a broken part of the International Space Station’s power grid. As NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir completed the job with wrenches, screwdrivers and power-grip tools, it marked the first time in a half-century of spacewalking that men weren’t part of the action. They insisted...
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‘The Joke Was for Her and I': ‘Wheel of Fortune' Contestant Explains Viral Introduction
Blair Davis sat down with NBC 7 to talk about his famous ‘Wheel of Fortune’ deadpan opening.
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NASA Moves Up 1st All-Female Spacewalk to This Week Because of Power System Failure at International Space Station
NASA has moved up the first all-female spacewalk to this week because of a power system failure at the International Space Station.
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NASA Sets 1st All-Female Spacewalk After Suit Flap in Spring
The first all-female spacewalk is back on, six months after a suit-sizing flap led to an embarrassing cancellation.
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In Case You Missed It: San Diego Good News for Sunday, Sept. 29
Five “good news” stories from this week include San Diego firefighters rebuilding a woman’s wheelchair ramp and a UC San Diego Alum reaching for the stars.
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UCSD Alumna Jessica Meir Launches Into Space
Scripps Oceanographer alumna and current astronaut Jessica Meir set her sights on the International Space Station. NBC 7’s Liberty Zabala has more.
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UC San Diego Alum, NASA Astronaut Jessica Meir Launches Into Space for 1st Time
UC San Diego alum and now NASA astronaut Jessica Meir will embark on her first launch into space on Wednesday to start a six-month mission at the International Space Station.