On June 24th, Dispatches from the Field leaves Earth.

Welcome to an extraordinary edition of Dispatches from the Field — The Explorers Club’s signature global program designed to transcend geographical boundaries, connect our international chapters, and forge deep bonds across our global community. For this special broadcast, we are expanding our reach past terrestrial limits to connect live with Dr. Jessica Meir — NASA astronaut, marine biologist, and a proud member of The Explorers Club.

We are checking in directly with Dr. Meir during her long-duration mission in low Earth orbit, where she will join us live from the International Space Station. This 20-minute window — precisely timed with the station’s satellite communication passes, at 11:20 AM ET — offers a rare look at a working scientist operating at the edge of human capability. Rather than just discussing routine operations, Dr. Meir will dive into the core philosophy of discovery, the extreme limits of human performance, and how this unique vantage point reshapes our understanding of modern exploration.

In the true spirit of Dispatches, this session gathers our global membership alongside our fellow astronauts and aerospace members into a single virtual assembly. Together, we will bridge the gap between extreme fieldwork on Earth and operations in the vacuum of space. We will explore how her foundational roots as a field biologist in Antarctica prepared her for the isolation of spaceflight, and even delve into a creative thought experiment: how we might biologically redesign the human body for the future of long-duration spaceflight.