What's In an Astronaut's Phone?
Jim Voss (MAeroEngr’74; HonDocSci’00) served as a U.S. Army colonel and NASA astronaut. He flew into space five times (202 total days) on NASA’s space shuttles. He also worked aboard the International Space Station and completed a nearly nine-hour spacewalk, the longest recorded. Jim returned to CU Boulder as a professor in 2004, where he teaches students about human spaceflight in the College of Engineering and Applied Science.
How soon after waking up do you look at your phone? When it rings.
App you wish you had the inner strength to delete: None — I don't use many.
Last person you called: My wife.
Duration of longest call last week: 2 minutes.
Location and description of last selfie: Skiing with friends at Breckenridge.
Does anyone else have your passcode? Yes.
Oldest photo on your phone: It’s too old for me to remember when it was taken.
What is your lock screen or background image? I had to look since I don't pay attention to things like that — it’s a photo I took of fall foliage with orange and yellow trees.
What do you use your phone for most? Phone calls.
Most used apps:
Camera, Yelp, Maps
Most used emoji:
Birthday cake emoji
Photo courtesy Jim Voss