Jessica Meir @Astro_Jessica 1:44 AM · Jul 9, 2026
Still in awe that another of my childhood dreams has come true! I wanted to be an astronaut since I was five years old, but another childhood aspiration of mine was to play in a professional symphony. Who would have guessed that one dream could lead to the other?
Immense gratitude to @TheBostonPops for the extraordinary opportunity to join their iconic July 4th Fireworks Spectacular and play the piccolo solo in Stars and Stripes Forever from the @Space_Station! This one is for you, Mr. McLaughlin!
https://twitter.com/Astro_Jessica/status/2075003214479462673Avid @Avid 3:13 AM · Aug 19, 2021
🛰️ Astronaut Jessica Meir making music at ISS
https://twitter.com/Avid/status/1428163061022662663Alumna Jessica Meir Returns to Space — This Time as CommanderFebruary 17, 2026
NASA astronaut and graduate of Scripps Oceanography launches to International Space Station for eight-month mission
Jessica Meir during a campus visit in 2022. Photo: Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego(...)
Path to the starsMeir’s sky-high ambitions took root during her childhood in rural Maine, where she was captivated by the area’s dark starry skies and expansive forests. Her passion for science and the natural world eventually led her to Scripps Oceanography, where she earned a PhD in marine biology in 2009. Her research focused on the physiology of deep-diving animals in extreme environments and included several expeditions to Antarctica to study emperor penguins above and below the ice. Meir credits her Scripps advisors, Paul Ponganis and Jerry Kooyman, with providing the mentorship that supported both her research and her seemingly far-flung NASA dreams.
Previously, Meir has described Scripps Oceanography and UC San Diego as “powerhouse institutions” for research. She has also noted that innovative scientific work — especially in challenging environments — and a passion for exploration are qualities that appeal to NASA and contributed to her selection as an astronaut in 2013.
Her extreme training came in handy during her first journey to space, when Meir led hundreds of research experiments and conducted three spacewalks, including a historic all-female spacewalk alongside fellow NASA astronaut Christina Koch. Tethered for safety, the two ventured outside the station for more than seven hours to replace a faulty battery charger.
Meir is one of four remarkable UC San Diego alumnae who have served as NASA astronauts or been selected to the agency’s astronaut program. Fellow Scripps alumna Megan McArthur, who holds a PhD in oceanography, spent more than two decades breaking new ground at NASA. Before retiring in 2025, she completed two spaceflights — helping to repair the Hubble telescope Kate Rubins, who earned her undergraduate degree in molecular biology, also completed two spacelights and became the first person to sequence DNA in space before retiring in 2025. Deniz Burnham, who studied chemical engineering as an undergraduate, earned her astronaut wings in 2024 and also serves as a lieutenant in the United States Navy Reserve. (...)
https://today.ucsd.edu/story/alumna-jessica-meir-returns-to-space-this-time-as-commanderNASA Astronaut Jessica Meir Talks About Life on the International Space Station | Expedition 74
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