Janice E. Voss, born October 8, 1956 in South Bend, Indiana, was a veteran of 5 space shuttle missions.
Voss' first mission was aboard Endeavour (STS-57) in June-July 1993 as mission specialist. During the flight, the astronauts conducted numerous experiments inside the SpaceHab module.
Her second flight was aboard Discovery (STS-63) as mission specialist in February 1995, the first mission of the US/Russian Shuttle-Mir program.
Her third flight was aboard Columbia (STS-83) as mission specialist in April 1997. The mission was cut short due to a problem with Fuel Cell #2.
Her fourth mission was aboard Columbia (STS-94) as mission specialist in July 1997. This was the make-up flight for STS-83 which had to be cut short.
Voss' fifth and final mission was aboard Endeavour (STS-99) as mission specialist in February 2000. It was the last solo mission of Endeavour, since the rest were devoted to the International Space Station.
Janice passed away in February 2012 from breast cancer.
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