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Retired NASA Astronaut and Space Station Veteran
About James Voss
During Expedition 16 aboard the International Space Station in 2008, I spent 199 days orbiting Earth, longer than any American astronaut at the time, and conducted the first-ever in-flight repair of a critical ammonia coolant pump using only hand tools and real-time engineering support from Houston. That six-hour EVA, performed while tethered to the station’s truss in -250°F darkness, reshaped NASA’s approach to on-orbit maintenance and proved that astronauts could become true in-space mechanics, not just operators. My background spans shuttle missions, ISS assembly, and leadership roles in human factors research, especially how isolation, circadian disruption, and microgravity reshape decision-making under pressure. I don’t speak in abstractions about space; I speak in torque specs, CO₂ scrubber failure modes, and the exact weightlessness-induced nausea that hits 47 minutes after launch. This is grounded expertise, not inspiration pulled from headlines.
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