Portrait Announcement
NASA photographer Josh Valcarcel captured a portrait of NASA Astronaut Jessica Meir at the Johnson Space Center in Houston on September 23, 2025.
The photograph has been selected as a finalist for the 2025 NASA Photographer of the Year award.
Upcoming Mission
Meir is scheduled to launch on NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 mission to the International Space Station in February 2026. She will be joined by NASA astronaut Jack Hathaway, ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev.
Background
Meir was selected as a NASA astronaut in 2013. Before joining the astronaut corps, her scientific career focused on animal physiology in extreme environments.
She served as a flight engineer on the International Space Station for Expeditions 61 and 62 and participated in the first all-female spacewalks.