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The VOSS Model

A scaled model of the solar system, located in Discovery Park at Purdue University.

Visit The Model

Learn more about the VOSS Model at Purdue and plan your visit, or take a virtual fly-through tour.

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Find Resources

Find out more about integrating VOSS Model resources into your classroom and curriculum.

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Play and Learn

Kids, learn more about space exploration and our solar system with these fun and exciting games.

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VOSS Model Survey

We want your opinion on the VOSS model! Take this short survey to help us out.


Dedicated to Janice Voss

VOSS is dedicated to Janice Voss, a Purdue alumnus, and the inspiration she created through her work in astronomy. Becoming an astronaut in July 1991, Voss worked in Spacelab robotics, NASA research, and the Kepler spacecraft as Science Director. Logging more than 48 days in space, Voss flew on the STS-57, STS-83, and STS-99, which mapped over 47 million square miles of Earth’s land surface. Voss passed away in February of 2012 after battling cancer.

Contact Us

Please email vossweb@purdue.edu with comments, questions, and concerns. Unfortunately, we cannot provide tours of the model. Please contact us for information about self-guided tours.