Janice E. Voss
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| Nationality | American |
| Born | October 8, 1956 South Bend, Indiana |
| Other occupation | Engineer |
| Space time | 49d 3h 49m |
| Selection | 1990 NASA Group |
| Missions | STS-57, STS-63, STS-83, STS-94, STS-99 |
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Janice Elaine (Ford) Voss, Ph.D. (born 8 October 1956) is an American astronaut.
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[edit] Education
Voss graduated from Minnechaug Regional High School in 1972.[1] She earned a bachelor's degree in engineering from Purdue University while working on a co-op at the Johnson Space Center. She earned an S.M. in EECS from MIT in 1977. She then earned her doctorate in aeronautics/astronautics from MIT in 1987.
[edit] Engineering career
She worked for Orbital Sciences Corporation in the area of flight operations support.
[edit] NASA career
Voss was selected as an astronaut candidate in 1990; she has since flown as a mission specialist on missions STS-57 (1993), STS-63 (1995), STS-83 (1997), STS-94 (1997) and STS-99 (2000).[2][3]
Voss is currently the Science Director for NASA's Kepler Space Observatory, scheduled for launch in 2009.
[edit] Personal
She was previously married but is now divorced. Although born in South Bend, Indiana she considers Rockford, Illinois her hometown.
[edit] Notes
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