Steven Swanson

From Spacefaring

Q537279




Steven Roy Swanson is an American engineer and retired NASA astronaut. Swanson has flown two shuttle flights, STS-117 and STS-119, and one Soyuz flight, TMA-12M. All of the flights were to the International Space Station. He has logged over 195 days in space and completed five spacewalks totaling 27 hours and 58 minutes. Swanson has served in other roles at NASA, such as a CAPCOM for both International Space Station and Space Shuttle missions. His awards and honors include the NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal and the JSC Certificate of Accommodation. Prior to becoming a NASA astronaut, Swanson worked for GTE in Phoenix, Arizona, as a software engineer. He is married and has three children. Steve claims he had the first ever Instagram posted from space.

1960  WikimediaWikidata
Steven Roy Swanson
engineer, astronaut, 

    ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​


  • Soyuz TMA-12M
    2014 Russian crewed spaceflight to the ISS
  • STS-117
    human spaceflight
  • STS-119
    human spaceflight
  • Expedition 39
    39th expedition to the International Space Station
  • Expedition 40
    40th expedition to the International Space Station
1960-12-03T00:00:00Z
1960-12-03T00:00:00Z
1960 Steven Swanson
2014-03-10T00:00:00Z
2014-05-13T00:00:00Z
2014-05-13T00:00:00Z
2014-09-10T00:00:00Z
{"selectable":false,"showCurrentTime":false,"width":"100%","zoomMin":100000000000}
STS-119 Crew Presents Montage to President Obama DVIDS840374STS-119 Crew Presents Montage to President Obama DVIDS840374
The Armed Forces Entertainment`s Heavy Medal Tour II DVIDS299820The Armed Forces Entertainment's Heavy Medal Tour II DVIDS299820
Olympic Silver Medalist and NASA Astronaut Visit GTMO DVIDS298594Olympic Silver Medalist and NASA Astronaut Visit GTMO DVIDS298594
Olympic Silver Medalist and NASA Astronaut Visit GTMO DVIDS298592Olympic Silver Medalist and NASA Astronaut Visit GTMO DVIDS298592
Steven SwansonSteven Swanson
Swanson Wiseman Spacewalk Training at Johnson Space CenterSwanson Wiseman Spacewalk Training at Johnson Space Center
Steven SwansonSteven Swanson
Sts132 mission posterSts132 mission poster
Astronaut class of 1998Astronaut class of 1998
KSC-99pp1144KSC-99pp1144
    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    classorbitSoyuz TMA-12MAleksandr Skvortsov, Oleg Artemyev, Soyuz TMA-M, Steven Swanson, human spaceflight,Wikidata
    classorbitSTS-117Clayton Anderson, Frederick W. Sturckow, James F. Reilly, John Danny Olivas, Lee Archambault, Patrick Forrester, Steven Swanson, Sunita Williams, human spaceflight,Wikidata
    classorbitSTS-119Dominic A. Antonelli, John L. Phillips, Joseph M. Acaba, Koichi Wakata, Lee Archambault, Richard R. Arnold, Sandra Magnus, Steven Swanson, human spaceflight,Wikidata
    classspaceflight2014Expedition 39Aleksandr Skvortsov, Koichi Wakata, Mikhail Tyurin, Oleg Artemyev, Richard Mastracchio, Steven Swanson, expedition to the International Space Station,Wikidata
    classspaceflight2014Expedition 40Aleksandr Skvortsov, Alexander Gerst, Gregory Reid Wiseman, Maksim Surayev, Oleg Artemyev, Steven Swanson, expedition to the International Space Station,Wikidata
    commonsimageSTS-119 Crew Presents Montage to President Obama DVIDS840374 Commons
    commonsimageThe Armed Forces Entertainment's Heavy Medal Tour II DVIDS299820 Commons
    commonsimageOlympic Silver Medalist and NASA Astronaut Visit GTMO DVIDS298594 Commons
    commonsimageOlympic Silver Medalist and NASA Astronaut Visit GTMO DVIDS298592 Commons
    commonsimageSteven Swanson Commons
    commonsimageSwanson Wiseman Spacewalk Training at Johnson Space Center Commons
    commonsimageSteven Swanson Commons
    commonsimageSts132 mission poster Commons
    commonsimageAstronaut class of 1998 Commons
    commonsimageKSC-99pp1144 Commons