BANGOR, Maine (WABI) – Maine’s own Jessica Meir will serve as the commander of NASA’s Space-X crew, set to launch next year.
The Caribou native will head the twelfth operational NASA Commercial Crew Program flight and the 20th crewed orbital flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station.
Her mission is described as a long-duration science expedition.
Meir made history in 2019 when she participated in the first all-female spacewalk with Christina Koch.
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