| James Voss teaches in the Space Systems Engineering Program in the School of Systems and Enterprises at Stevens. James Voss graduated from Auburn University with a degree in Aerospace Engineering in 1972, and from the University of Colorado received a masters degree in 1974 and an Honorary Doctorate in 2000. He is a retired Army Colonel. Jim served as an Infantryman in Germany, taught at West Point, attended the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School, and then worked as a flight test engineer at Edwards Air Force Base. After being assigned to the Johnson Space Center as an engineer in 1984, he was selected for the Astronaut Program in 1987. Jim has flown on five space missions on three different spacecraft and has conducted 4 spacewalks, including the longest and shortest in history. After living on board the International Space Station for 163 days, his total time living and working in space is 202 days. While training in Russia as a back-up crewmember to the Russian space station Mir and ISS he became fluent in Russian and an expert on Russian space systems. Jim’s last role with NASA was as the Deputy for Flight Operations in the Space Station Program Mission Integration and Operations Office. On retirement in 2003 he became Associate Dean of Engineering at Auburn University where he taught classes on human spacecraft design. In 2005, he assumed the role of Vice President for Space Exploration Systems at Transformational Space Corporation with responsiblity for the design and construction of human spacecraft. He then was the Vice President of Engineering for SpaceDev, Inc where he was the senior executive responsible for all the company engineering activities. With the acquisition of SpaceDev by Sierra Nevada Corporation in 2008, Jim’s role became Director of Advanced Programs, SNC Space Systems Group. He likes flying and talking to the public about our Nation’s space program. | 
