Janice E. Voss

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Janice E. Voss was an American NASA astronaut and engineer who flew on five Space Shuttle missions and contributed significantly to spaceborne scientific research and technology.

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instanceOf American
NASA astronaut
aerospace engineer
human
academicDegree Bachelor of Science in Engineering
Doctor of Philosophy in Aeronautics and Astronautics
Master of Science in Electrical Engineering
almaMater Massachusetts Institute of Technology NERFINISHED
Purdue University NERFINISHED
awardReceived NASA Exceptional Service Medal NERFINISHED
NASA Space Flight Medal NERFINISHED
burialPlace Arlington National Cemetery
causeOfDeath cancer
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1956-10-08
dateOfDeath 2012-02-06
educatedAt Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Purdue University NERFINISHED
Wheat Ridge High School NERFINISHED
employer National Aeronautics and Space Administration NERFINISHED
familyName Voss NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork aerospace engineering
space science
givenName Janice NERFINISHED
honor asteroid 32842 Janicevoss named in her honor
memberOf NASA Astronaut Corps NERFINISHED
missionRole mission specialist
notableFor being one of the few astronauts to fly on five Space Shuttle missions
contributions to spaceborne scientific research and technology
notableWork Microgravity science research on STS-83
Microgravity science research on STS-94
Shuttle Radar Topography Mission on STS-99 NERFINISHED
Spacelab experiments on STS-57 NERFINISHED
numberOfSpaceFlights 5
occupation astronaut
engineer
placeOfBirth South Bend, Indiana, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Scottsdale, Arizona, United States NERFINISHED
selectedAsAstronaut 1990
sexOrGender female
spaceMission STS-57 NERFINISHED
STS-63 NERFINISHED
STS-83 NERFINISHED
STS-94 NERFINISHED
STS-99 NERFINISHED
totalTimeInSpace about 49 days
workedOn Earth topographic mapping
Spacelab module operations
microgravity materials science experiments

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STS-99 missionSpecialist Janice E. Voss
STS-83 missionSpecialist Janice E. Voss