Space · astronaut
Steven Swanson
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
AMERICAN
RETIRED
Career
Time in space
195 d 20 h
Spacewalks
5
27 h 58 m outside
Flights
3
3 landings
Status
Retired
Nationality
AmericanBorn
03 Dec 1960First flight
08 Jun 2007Most recent flight
25 Mar 2014Type
GovernmentLinks
WikipediaBiography
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.
Flight log
Flights
| No. | Flight | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 03 | Soyuz FG | Soyuz TMA-12M | 25 Mar 2014 |
| 02 | Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-119 | 15 Mar 2009 |
| 01 | Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-117 | 08 Jun 2007 |
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Source The Space Devs — Launch Library 2
Last checked 29 Sept 2026