U.S. Senator, U.S. Senate
Compared on: Caribou native Dr. Jessica Meir
Background: NASA says Jessica Meir was among the astronauts on SpaceX Crew-12, which launched to the International Space Station on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, and later splashed down off the coast of Los Angeles after a more than seven-month mission.
THE CLAIM · OCT 8, 2026
“After nearly eight months aboard the International Space Station, Caribou native Dr. Jessica Meir and her fellow astronauts have safely returned to Earth following NASA’s Crew-12 mission”
Susan M. Collins · Read the post
THE RECORD
“Crew-12 safely splashed down off the coast of Los Angeles, concluding a more than seven-month mission aboard the International Space Station.”
Jessica U. Meir - NASA · Read
THE RECORD
“NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Jessica Meir, Jack Hathaway, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev onboard, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.”
Jessica U. Meir - NASA · Read
RECORD AGREES
NASA’s biography page for Jessica Meir identifies her as a Crew-12 astronaut and says the mission safely splashed down after more than seven months aboard the International Space Station.
