Shuttle astronaut Janice Voss dies of cancer at 55
Save Email Print
Bookmark and Share
Updated: 3:55 AM Feb 8, 2012
Shuttle astronaut Janice Voss dies of cancer at 55
NASA astronaut Janice Voss, who first worked for the space agency as a teenager and flew five shuttle missions in seven years, has died. She was 55.
Posted: 3:53 AM Feb 8, 2012
Reporter: Associated Press
Email Address: newscenter16@wndu.com
Font Size:

NASA astronaut Janice Voss, who first worked for the space agency as a teenager and flew five shuttle missions in seven years, has died. She was 55.

The agency said in a statement Tuesday that Voss died overnight
after a battle with cancer.

A native of South Bend, Ind., Voss started with NASA while attending Purdue University in 1973. She later worked as an instructor before being selected as an astronaut in 1990.

Voss flew four missions in the 1990s before a flight to the International Space Station in 2000. Her final trip was part of a radar topography mission that mapped more than 47 million square miles of Earth's surface.

NASA says Voss was one of six women to fly in space at least
five times.
More Stories

WNDU News Poll
Do you agree with Notre Dame's decision to file suit against the Obama administration over the birth control mandate?

Yes
No


Most Popular Headlines