We recorded about 50,000 CDs worth of data during the course of this flight, said Voss. Voss s presentation was a part of Fall Space Day, an event that provides elementary school students from Indiana the opportunity to learn about astronautical engineering and space exploration. Fall Space Day 2000 will be held Saturday. Janice Voss was only 18 when she graduated from Purdue University with a B.A. in engineering science. A week before launch, the space crew must go into quarantine in order to prevent them from getting sick.
Astronauts can now send and receive e-mail in space.
In order to prevent their food from floating away, astronauts Velcro their food containers to their uniforms.