James S. Voss
James Shelton Voss is an American Army officer, engineer, and retired NASA astronaut whose career bridged shuttle operations and the earliest permanent ISS crews.
- Born
- March 3, 1949
- Died
- N/A
- Birthplace
- Cordova, Alabama,United States
Flights
5
Spacewalks
4
EVA time
22 hours, 45 minutes
In space
202 days, 5 hours, 29 minutes
Bio
Voss graduated from Auburn University and earned a graduate degree from the University of Colorado Boulder. Before NASA he served as an Army officer and aerospace engineer.
He flew four shuttle missions before launching on STS-102 to live aboard the ISS during 2. He returned on STS-105, making that station stay one continuous STS-102 / STS-105 flight.
James S. Voss flew on STS-44; STS-53; STS-69; STS-101; STS-102 / STS-105. The record lists 4 spacewalks totaling 22 hours, 45 minutes, adding a direct operations dimension beyond launch and landing statistics.