NASA Astronaut Jessica Meir is the first Brown University alumna to travel to outer space. Meir is part of a special mission to the International Space Station. She will also serve on the International Space Station for Expedition 61 and 62 before returning to earth in spring 2020. Meir graduated from Brown with a bachelors degree in Biology before going on to earn her Masters in Space Studies from the International Space University and her Doctorate in Marine Biology from Scripps Institution of Oceanography.