Janice Voss
astronaut
Janice Voss, a NASA astronaut who first worked for the space agency as a teenager and flew five shuttle missions in seven years, died Feb. 6 in Scottsdale, Ariz., where she was receiving treatment for breast cancer. She was 55.
Her death was announced by NASA.
A native of South Bend, Ind., Dr. Voss started with NASA while attending Purdue University in 1973. She later worked as an instructor before being selected as an astronaut in 1990.
Dr. Voss flew four missions in the 1990s before a flight to the international space station in 2000. Her final trip was part of a radar topography mission that mapped more than 47 million square miles of Earth’s surface.
NASA officials said Dr. Voss was one of six women to fly in space at least five times.
James Lloyd
California congressman
James Lloyd, a former congressman from Southern California and Navy aviator, died Feb. 2 at a Florida hospital. He was 89 and had been in a single-car accident last month.
Brian Lloyd told the San Gabriel Valley Tribune that his father apparently suffered a stroke while driving on a Pensacola highway.
Mr. Lloyd, a Democrat, was elected to the House of Representatives in 1974 and served three terms before losing his seat to Republican David Dreier in 1980. According to the Almanac of American Politics, his most significant work in Congress was related to military issues.
He was a Navy aviator during World War II and in Korea.
He served on the council in West Covina, Calif., before being elected to Congress.
— New services and staff reports
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