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Jessica Meir strikes a superhero pose while on board the International Space Station. Credit: NASA
October 7, 2020, 5:13 pm
Astronaut Jessica Meir: ‘I want to be the first woman on the Moon’
A year on from her historic all-female spacewalk, Meir tells Francine Wolfisz she's ready to pursue her childhood dream of walking in the footsteps of Neil Armstrong
By Francine Wolfisz
Screenshot from Twitter showing Jessica Meir !
April 10, 2020, 3:39 pm
Jewish astronaut offers isolation advice from the International Space Station
Speaking from  the International Space Station last week, Jessica Meir gave tips for staying mentally and physically healthy 
By JTA
December 23, 2019, 4:22 pm
Astronaut Jessica Meir tweets Chanukah message from space!
“Happy Chanukah to all those who celebrate it on Earth!” Meir tweeted from the International Space Station
By JTA
View of the full installation at which testing will be performed within the framework of NASA’s Materials International Space Station Experiment.
November 11, 2019, 2:40 pm
Israeli scientists invent solar powered space travel
Ben-Gurion University researchers create system of tiny solar cells thinner than two sheets of paper which could fill the 'urgent need' for more cost-effective power generation
November 4, 2019, 12:12 pm
Jewish astronaut Jessica Meir shares pictures of Israel taken from space
Israel's president Reuven Rivlin responds to the space-traveller's pictures taken from 250 miles above Earth, saying 'we are proud of you and send warm regards'
By JTA
Andrew Feustel
April 13, 2018, 2:56 pm
Astronaut records Holocaust remembrance message in space
NASA geophysicist, who is not Jewish, displays a replica of a drawing by Petr Ginz, a Czech Jew who was killed at Auschwitz
By Josefin Dolsten (JTA)
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