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PublishedOctober 18, 2019
Maine astronaut Jessica Meir steps into history as part of all-female spacewalk
The Caribou native and fellow astronaut Christina Koch accomplish the feat when they replaced a battery charger outside the space station orbiting 250 miles above Earth.
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PublishedOctober 16, 2019
Our View: Proud state watching as Meir prepares to make history
The 42-year-old Maine native is scheduled to take part in the first all-female spacewalk Thursday or Friday, NASA says.
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PublishedOctober 15, 2019
Maine astronaut Jessica Meir’s historic spacewalk rescheduled
The Caribou native is now scheduled to participate in the first all-female spacewalk on Thursday or Friday.
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PublishedOctober 15, 2019
Maine astronaut Jessica Meir will take her 1st spacewalk Wednesday
The Caribou native is scheduled to participate in 3 spacewalks this month, including the first all-female spacewalk Oct. 21.
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PublishedSeptember 25, 2019
Maine astronaut Jessica Meir begins 6-month mission on International Space Station
Meir, a native of Caribou, is living her dream, participating in her first space mission.
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2019
All systems are go for Maine astronaut to begin 6-month mission Wednesday
Caribou native Jessica Meir will be the first Maine woman to travel into space.
Jessica Meir
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