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Source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/back-from-space-odyssey-astronaut-jessica-meir-adapts-to-covid-plagued-earth/

Astronaut Jessica Meir Wants to Go Back into Space

(Times of Israel) Renee Ghert-Zand - NASA astronaut Jessica Meir, who identifies as Jewish and whose father was an Iraqi-born Israeli, spoke with the Times of Israel two months after she returned from a seven-month stint aboard the International Space Station. "I dreamed about going to space my entire life and...it was even far more incredible than I imagined," Meir said. "I was literally smiling for almost the entire seven months....I really felt at home and in my element." Once back from space, "You literally feel gravity. When you sit down, you feel like someone is pressing you into the chair," she said. With 3,280 orbits of Earth and a trip of 86.9 million miles under her belt, Meir is itching to get back into space. "I would have gone back the day after I came back. I'll go tomorrow. Once you have experienced that feeling, you want more of it."

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