About Janice E. Voss
Janice Elaine Voss was an American engineer and a NASA astronaut. Voss received her B.S. in engineering science from Purdue University, her M.S. in electrical engineering from MIT, and her PhD in aeronautics and astronautics from MIT. She flew in space five times, jointly holding the record for American women. Voss died in Arizona on February 6, 2012, from breast cancer. Voss first became involved with NASA in 1973 while she was still pursuing her bachelor's degree. In 1983, Voss became a Draper Fellow while continuing her graduate studies in the Draper Laboratory at MIT.
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