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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA and Sierra Nevada Space Systems (SNSS) of Sparks, Nev., sign a Space Act Agreement that will offer the company technical capabilities from Kennedy Space Center's uniquely skilled work force. Sitting, from left, are Kennedy Public Affairs Director Lisa Malone; NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden; Kennedy Center Director Bob Cabana; and Mark Sirangelo, head of Sierra Nevada. Standing, from left, are Frank DiBello, president of Space Florida; Joyce Riquelme, manager of Kennedy's Center Planning and Development Office; John Curry, director of Sierra Nevada's Systems Integration, Test and Operations; Kennedy Deputy Director Janet Petro; Jim Voss, vice president of Sierra Nevada's Space Exploration Systems; and Merri Sanchez, senior director of Sierra Nevada's Space Exploration Systems. Kennedy will help Sierra Nevada with the ground operations support of its lifting body reusable spacecraft called "Dream Chaser," which resembles a smaller version of the space shuttle orbiter. The spacecraft would carry as many as seven astronauts to the space station. Through the new agreement, Kennedy's work force will use its experience of processing the shuttle fleet for 30 years to help Sierra Nevada define and execute Dream Chaser's launch preparations and post-landing activities. In 2010 and 2011, Sierra Nevada was awarded grants as part of the initiative to stimulate the private sector in developing and demonstrating human spaceflight capabilities for NASA's Commercial Crew Program. The goal of the program, which is based in Florida at Kennedy, is to facilitate the development of a U.S. commercial crew space transportation capability by achieving safe, reliable and cost-effective access to and from the space station and future low Earth orbit destinations. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-2011-5116

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA and Sierra Nevada Space Systems (SNSS) of Sparks, Nev., sign a Space Act Agreement that will offer the company technical capabilities from Kennedy Space Center's uniquely skilled wo More

Following the successful launch of the STS-88 crew aboard Endeavour from Launch Pad 39A at 3:35:34 a.m. EST, U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright (second from left) talks with astronauts (left to right) Jim Voss, Mark Polansky and Carl Walz. STS-88 is the first U.S. mission dedicated to the assembly of the International Space Station (ISS). Voss is a member of the STS-100 crew which will be the eighth ISS assembly mission. Polansky is slated to fly on STS-98 which will be the sixth ISS assembly mission. Walz is currently assigned to fly on the ISS on the fourth long duration crew KSC-98pc1811

Following the successful launch of the STS-88 crew aboard Endeavour from Launch Pad 39A at 3:35:34 a.m. EST, U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright (second from left) talks with astronauts (left to right) J More

STS101-312-013 - STS-101 - MS Voss assists MS Williams with his LES

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-101 mission specialist (MS) Jim Voss assists Mission specialist Jeffrey N. Williams in donning his launch and entry suit (LES) on the Atlantis midde More

STS101-399-029 - STS-101 - MS Williams and Voss in airlock with EMUs

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-101 mission specialists Jeffrey N. Williams (left) and Jim Voss (right) are photographed in the Atlantis airlock with the two extravehicular mobilit More

STS101-397-014 - STS-101 - MS Helms,Voss and Usachev during battery changeout aboard FGB/Zarya module

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-101 mission specialists Susan Helms (top left) and Jim Voss (bottom right) as well as mission specialist Cosmonaut Yury Usachev (top right) perform More

STS101-306-014 - STS-101 - STS-101 inflight crew portrait

The original finding aid described this as: Description: The STS-101 crew pose for their inflight crew portrait on the Atlantis middeck with both the American and Russian flags in the background. Back row (l.- More

STS101-378-009 - STS-101 - STS-101 in-flight crew portrait in the Node 1/Unity module

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-101 in-flight crew portrait taken in the Node 1/Unity module. Back row (l.-r.) Mission specialist (MS) Mary Ellen Weber, Commander James D. Halsell, More

STS101-378-007 - STS-101 - STS-101 in-flight crew portrait in the Node 1/Unity module

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-101 in-flight crew portrait taken in the Node 1/Unity module. Back row (l.-r.) Mission specialist (MS) Mary Ellen Weber, Commander James D. Halsell, More

STS101-362-034 - STS-101 - MS Williams and Voss on middeck

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-101 mission specialists Jeffrey N. Williams (left) and Jim Voss (right) pose for photos on the Atlantis middeck. Voss is wearing a Colorado Universi More

STS101-362-035 - STS-101 - MS Williams and Voss on middeck

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-101 mission specialists Jeffrey N. Williams (left) and Jim Voss (right) pose for photos on the Atlantis middeck. Voss is wearing a Colorado Universi More

STS101-353-003 - STS-101 - View of STS-101 crew on the middeck

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of members of the STS-101 crew on the middeck including: Mission specialist (MS) Jim Voss (wearing his Auburn University t-shirt) reviews a checkli More

STS101-378-008 - STS-101 - STS-101 in-flight crew portrait in the Node 1/Unity module

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-101 in-flight crew portrait taken in the Node 1/Unity module. Back row (l.-r.) Mission specialist (MS) Mary Ellen Weber, Commander James D. Halsell, More

STS101-353-025 - STS-101 - Various views of STS-101 crew on the flight deck

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of members of the STS-101 crew on the flight deck including: Mission specialist (MS) Jim Voss (wearing his orange Auburn t-shirt) holds a large tel More

STS101-312-014 - STS-101 - MS Voss assists MS Williams with his LES

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-101 mission specialist (MS) Jim Voss assists Mission specialist Jeffrey N. Williams in donning his launch and entry suit (LES) on the Atlantis midde More

STS101-378-010 - STS-101 - STS-101 in-flight crew portrait in the Node 1/Unity module

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-101 in-flight crew portrait taken in the Node 1/Unity module. Back row (l.-r.) Mission specialist (MS) Mary Ellen Weber, Commander James D. Halsell, More

STS101-306-016 - STS-101 - STS-101 inflight crew portrait

The original finding aid described this as: Description: The STS-101 crew pose for their inflight crew portrait on the Atlantis middeck with both the American and Russian flags in the background. Back row (l.- More

STS101-306-013 - STS-101 - STS-101 inflight crew portrait

The original finding aid described this as: Description: The STS-101 crew pose for their inflight crew portrait on the Atlantis middeck with both the American and Russian flags in the background. Back row (l.- More

STS101-348-026 - STS-101 - Replacement of an inlet duct in the Node 1/Unity module

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the replacement of an inlet duct in the Node 1/Unity module by STS-101 crewmembers includes: view of the new inlet installed in the Node 1/Unity More

STS101-302-001 - STS-101 - MS Voss on middeck with stowage bag

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-101 mission specialist (MS) Jim Voss holds a roll of film in his mouth as he re-ties a stowage bag on the Atlantis middeck Subject Terms: ASTRONAUT More

STS101-356-016 - STS-101 - MS Voss on aft flight deck

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-101 Mission specialist (MS) Jim Voss looks up through the Atlantis aft flight deck windows at the Node 1/Unity module of the ISS which is docked in More

STS101-397-012 - STS-101 - MS Helms, Voss and Usachev during battery changeout aboard FGB/Zarya module

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-101 mission specialists Susan Helms (top left) and Jim Voss (bottom right) as well as mission specialist Cosmonaut Yury Usachev (top right) perform More

STS101-356-017 - STS-101 - MS Voss on aft flight deck

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-101 Mission specialist (MS) Jim Voss looks up through the Atlantis aft flight deck windows at the Node 1/Unity module of the ISS which is docked in More

STS101-301-009 - STS-101 - View of the ISS prior to docking

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View from the STS-101 orbiter Atlantis aft flight deck window of the approaching International Space Station (ISS) prior to docking. A reflection of Mis More

STS101-356-015 - STS-101 - MS Voss on aft flight deck

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-101 Mission specialist (MS) Jim Voss looks up through the Atlantis aft flight deck windows at the Node 1/Unity module of the ISS which is docked in More

STS101-352-029 - STS-101 - MS Voss on middeck

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-101 mission specialist (MS) Jim Voss takes a sip from a drink packet as he is photographed on the Atlantis middeck. Subject Terms: ASTRONAUTS, ONBO More

STS101-356-011 - STS-101 - MS Voss on aft flight deck

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-101 Mission specialist (MS) Jim Voss looks up through the Atlantis aft flight deck windows at the Node 1/Unity module of the ISS which is docked in More

STS101-348-022 - STS-101 - Replacement of an inlet duct in the Node 1/Unity module

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the replacement of an inlet duct in the Node 1/Unity module by STS-101 crewmembers includes: Mission specialist (MS) Jim Voss prepares to insert More

STS101-304-017 - STS-101 - MS Voss with cameras on flight deck

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Dark view of STS-101 mission specialist (MS) Jim Voss (wearing dark glasses) preparing to take a photo from the aft flight deck windows. Subject Terms More

STS101-306-012 - STS-101 - STS-101 inflight crew portrait

The original finding aid described this as: Description: The STS-101 crew pose for their inflight crew portrait on the Atlantis middeck with both the American and Russian flags in the background. Back row (l.- More

STS101-357-033 - STS-101 - MS Voss and Usachev on middeck

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-101 mission specialist (MS) Jim Voss (left) and MS Cosmonaut Yury Usachev laugh as they are photographed beside the Waste Management Compartment (WM More

STS101-397-011 - STS-101 - MS Helms, Voss and Usachev during battery changeout aboard FGB/Zarya module

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-101 mission specialists Susan Helms (top left) and Jim Voss (bottom right) as well as mission specialist Cosmonaut Yury Usachev (top right) perform More

STS101-397-013 - STS-101 - MS Helms,Voss and Usachev during battery changeout aboard FGB/Zarya module

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-101 mission specialists Susan Helms (top left) and Jim Voss (bottom right) as well as mission specialist Cosmonaut Yury Usachev (top right) perform More

STS101-378-011 - STS-101 - STS-101 in-flight crew portrait in the Node 1/Unity module

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-101 in-flight crew portrait taken in the Node 1/Unity module. Back row (l.-r.) Mission specialist (MS) Mary Ellen Weber, Commander James D. Halsell, More

STS101-306-011 - STS-101 - STS-101 inflight crew portrait

The original finding aid described this as: Description: The STS-101 crew pose for their inflight crew portrait on the Atlantis middeck with both the American and Russian flags in the background. Back row (l.- More

STS101-378-012 - STS-101 - STS-101 in-flight crew portrait in the Node 1/Unity module

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-101 in-flight crew portrait taken in the Node 1/Unity module. Back row (l.-r.) Mission specialist (MS) Mary Ellen Weber, Commander James D. Halsell, More

STS101-399-032 - STS-101 - MS Williams and Voss pose with EMU

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-101 mission specialists Jeffrey N. Williams (right) and Jim Voss (left) pose with an empty extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) between them on the At More

STS101-348-021 - STS-101 - Replacement of an inlet duct in the Node 1/Unity module

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the replacement of an inlet duct in the Node 1/Unity module by STS-101 crewmembers includes: Mission specialist (MS) Jim Voss prepares to insert More

STS101-348-014 - STS-101 - Ventilation hardware in the Node 1/Unity module

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Mission specialist (MS) Jim Voss looks up at the camera as he works with the inlet ORU hardware installed in the floor of the Node 1/Unity module. Subj More

S100E5283 - STS-100 - Expedition Two's Jim Voss looks through the PMA2 window minutes before the STS-100 ingress

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Expedition Two Flight Engineer James "Jim" Voss looks through the hatch window of Pressurized Mating Adapter 2 (PMA2) minutes before the STS-100 crew in More

Expedition Two's Jim Voss looks through the PMA2 window minutes before the STS-100 ingress

STS100-E-5283 (23 April 2001) --- Astronaut James S. Voss, Expedition Two flight engineer, peers into the Pressurized Mating Adapter (PMA-2) prior to hatch opening. The picture was taken with a digital still ca More

NASA Deputy Administrator Tours Sierra Nevada Space Systems' Dre

Director of Advanced Programs, Sierra Nevada Corporation, Jim Voss talks during a press conference with Sierra Nevada's Dream Chaser spacecraft in the background on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011, at the University of More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA and Sierra Nevada Space Systems (SNSS) of Sparks, Nev., prepare to sign a Space Act Agreement that will offer the company technical capabilities from Kennedy Space Center's uniquely skilled work force. Sitting, from left, are Kennedy Public Affairs Director Lisa Malone; NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden; Kennedy Center Director Bob Cabana; and Mark Sirangelo, head of Sierra Nevada. Standing, from left, are Joyce Riquelme, manager of Kennedy's Center Planning and Development Office; John Curry, director of Sierra Nevada's Systems Integration, Test and Operations; Kennedy Deputy Director Janet Petro; Jim Voss, vice president of Sierra Nevada's Space Exploration Systems; and Merri Sanchez, senior director of Sierra Nevada's Space Exploration Systems. Kennedy will help Sierra Nevada with the ground operations support of its lifting body reusable spacecraft called "Dream Chaser," which resembles a smaller version of the space shuttle orbiter. The spacecraft would carry as many as seven astronauts to the space station. Through the new agreement, Kennedy's work force will use its experience of processing the shuttle fleet for 30 years to help Sierra Nevada define and execute Dream Chaser's launch preparations and post-landing activities. In 2010 and 2011, Sierra Nevada was awarded grants as part of the initiative to stimulate the private sector in developing and demonstrating human spaceflight capabilities for NASA's Commercial Crew Program. The goal of the program, which is based in Florida at Kennedy, is to facilitate the development of a U.S. commercial crew space transportation capability by achieving safe, reliable and cost-effective access to and from the space station and future low Earth orbit destinations. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-2011-5115

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA and Sierra Nevada Space Systems (SNSS) of Sparks, Nev., prepare to sign a Space Act Agreement that will offer the company technical capabilities from Kennedy Space Center's uniquely More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA and Sierra Nevada Space Systems (SNSS) of Sparks, Nev., enter into a Space Act Agreement that will offer the company technical capabilities from Kennedy Space Center's uniquely skilled work force. Sitting, from left, are NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden; Kennedy Center Director Bob Cabana; and Mark Sirangelo, head of Sierra Nevada. Standing, from left, Kennedy Deputy Director Janet Petro; Jim Voss, vice president of Sierra Nevada's Space Exploration Systems; and Merri Sanchez, senior director of Sierra Nevada's Space Exploration Systems. Kennedy will help Sierra Nevada with the ground operations support of its lifting body reusable spacecraft called "Dream Chaser," which resembles a smaller version of the space shuttle orbiter. The spacecraft would carry as many as seven astronauts to the space station. Through the new agreement, Kennedy's work force will use its experience of processing the shuttle fleet for 30 years to help Sierra Nevada define and execute Dream Chaser's launch preparations and post-landing activities. In 2010 and 2011, Sierra Nevada was awarded grants as part of the initiative to stimulate the private sector in developing and demonstrating human spaceflight capabilities for NASA's Commercial Crew Program. The goal of the program, which is based in Florida at Kennedy, is to facilitate the development of a U.S. commercial crew space transportation capability by achieving safe, reliable and cost-effective access to and from the space station and future low Earth orbit destinations. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-2011-5117

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA and Sierra Nevada Space Systems (SNSS) of Sparks, Nev., enter into a Space Act Agreement that will offer the company technical capabilities from Kennedy Space Center's uniquely skil More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Current and former NASA and international astronauts spoke to participants of the International Space University on the future of human spaceflight during a panel discussion at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. Participating in the discussion is Jim Voss, director of advanced programs at Sierra Nevada Corporation and former NASA astronaut. The International Space University is a nine-week intensive course designed for post-graduate university students and professionals during the summer. The program is hosted by a different country each year, providing a unique educational experience for participants from around the world. NASA Kennedy Space Center and the Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne, Fla., are co-hosting this year’s event which runs from June 4 to Aug. 3. There are about 125 participants representing 31 countries. For more information, visit http://www.isunet.edu. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2012-3756

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Current and former NASA and international astronauts spoke to participants of the International Space University on the future of human spaceflight during a panel discussion at the Kenned More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Jim Voss, director of advanced programs at Sierra Nevada Corporation and former NASA astronaut, signs autographs and talks with participants of the International Space University during a panel discussion on the future of human spaceflight at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. The International Space University is a nine-week intensive course designed for post-graduate university students and professionals during the summer. The program is hosted by a different country each year, providing a unique educational experience for participants from around the world. NASA Kennedy Space Center and the Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne, Fla., are co-hosting this year’s event which runs from June 4 to Aug. 3. There are about 125 participants representing 31 countries. For more information, visit http://www.isunet.edu. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2012-3766

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Jim Voss, director of advanced programs at Sierra Nevada Corporation and former NASA astronaut, signs autographs and talks with participants of the International Space University during a More