Portrait of James Voss
NASA
James Voss
James Voss is an American astronaut who was born on March 3, 1949, in
Alabama.
Before he became an astronaut, Voss was a Naval test pilot.
Voss became an astronaut in 1989. He has spent over 600 hours in space
on three spaceflights.
In 1991, Voss flew aboard STS-44. Voss made his second flight aboard STS-53
in 1992. Both of these flights were Department of Defense missions.
Voss flew aboard STS-69 in 1995. Voss performed a 7 hour spacewalk
during this mission.
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