Steven Swanson

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Steven Ray Swanson is an American Engineer and a retired NASA astronaut. He is married and has three children. He has received numerous awards and honors. These include the NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal and the JSC Certificate of Accommodation and many others. Prior to becoming a NASA astronaut, Swanson worked for GTE in Phoenix, Arizona, as a software engineer. Swanson has flown two shuttle flights, STS-117 and STS-119. He has logged over 4,700 hours in space and completed four spacewalks totaling 26 hours and 14 minutes. Swanson has also served in other roles at NASA, such as a CAPCOM for both International Space Station and Space Shuttle missions.

Biography from Launch Library 2.

• Soyuz FG | Soyuz TMA-12MFlight Engineer · SuccessMarch 25, 2014
• Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-119Mission Specialist · SuccessMarch 15, 2009 · 23:43 UTC
• Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-117Mission Specialist · SuccessJune 8, 2007

• Expedition 39 EVA1h 36m2014-04-23
• STS-119 EVA 26h 30m2009-03-21
• STS-119 EVA 16h 7m2009-03-19
• STS-117 EVA 46h 29m2007-06-17
• STS-117 EVA 27h 16m2007-06-13