death_date death_place status birth_place mission nationality article_title birth_date selection image time name type occupation
6 february 2012 scottsdale , arizona , u.s. deceased south bend , indiana , u.s. sts-57 , sts-63 , sts-83 , sts-94 , sts-99 american janice e. voss
 8 october 1956 1990 nasa group janice voss.jpg 49d 3h 49m janice e. voss nasa astronaut engineer
janice e. voss

janice elaine voss -lrb- october 8 , 1956 -- february 6 , 2012 -rrb- was an american engineer and a nasa astronaut .
she flew in space five times , jointly holding the record for american women .
voss died on february 6 , 2012 , from breast cancer .
