jessica meir

Despite the circumstances, there were plenty of good April Fools' Day jokes in Maine that went viral. Here's five of the best.

Jessica Meir will step away from the International Space Station for a walk in space Wednesday, and another later this month.

Jessica Meir said that for her the holiday is “all about family” so she’s thinking of folks down on earth on Thursday.

NASA Astronaut Jessica Meir will chat live with students from Caribou this morning during an Earth-to-space call.

It will be the first spacewalk by only women in more than a half-century of spacewalking.

She did her first science work within 36 hours of arriving!

Jessica Meir tweeted Tuesday that she was already conducting research within 36 hours of her arrival on the space station last week.

Caribou native Jessica Meir will become the third person and first woman from Maine to fly into into space and you can watch the launch live.

Meir is a member of NASA’s 21st class of astronauts. She expected to return home in early 2020.

NASA has announced that Caribou native Jessica Meir will take her first flight in space on her way to the International Space Station in September.