Steven Swanson | |
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 Swanson in September 2006 | |
| Born | Steven Ray Swanson December 3, 1960 Syracuse, New York, U.S. |
| Education | |
| Space career | |
| NASA astronaut | |
Time in space | 195 days, 20 hours, 45 minutes |
| Selection | NASA Group 17 (1998) |
Total EVAs | 5 |
Total EVA time | 27 hours, 58 minutes |
| Missions | |
Mission insignia |     |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Computer science |
| Thesis | A Method and Implementation for Incorporating Heuristic Knowledge into a State Estimator through the Use of a Fuzzy Model (1998) |
| Website | Official website |
Steven Roy Swanson (born December 3, 1960, in Syracuse, New York) 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.