Professor of Anesthesia Among 8 New Space Explorers

Jessica U. Meir, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Anesthesia at Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, has been selected by NASA to be part of the 2013 astronaut class. 

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After a search that lasted a year-and-a-half, Dr. Meir was chosen from a pool of more than 6,100 applicants that demonstrated exceptional academic, operational, and physical abilities, according to NASA.

She and her fellow astronaut trainees will begin their training at locations around the world. According to NASA, the team is preparing for missions in Earth’s orbit and on Mars as well as the first human mission to an asteroid. 

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