| Birthdate: | 03 Dec 1960 |
| Birthplace: | Syracuse / New York |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | three |
| Selection date: | 04 Jun 1998 |
| Selection group: | NASA-17 |
| Job: | MSP |
| Status: | active |
SwansonSteven Ray |
USA |
International order nº: 458 |
US astr. nº: 290 |
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| N° | Launch spacecraft |
Date and time launch (UT) |
Status while launch |
Landing Spacecraft |
Date and time landing (UT) |
Duration | 1 | STS-117 (Atlantis/28) |
08 Jun 2007 23h.38m.04s. |
Cdr | STS-117 (Atlantis/28) |
22 Jun 2007 19h.50m.48s. |
13d.20h.12m.44s. |
| 2 | STS-119 (Discovery/36) |
15 Mars 2009 23h.43m. |
MSP | STS-119 (Discovery/36) |
28 Mar 2009 19h 13m |
12d 19h 31m 01s |
| 3 | Soyuz TMA-12M | 25 Mars 2014 21h 17m |
FE ISS-Exp. 39/40 | Soyuz TMA-12M | 11 Sep 2014 02h 23m |
169d 05h 05m 46s |
| Total duration: | 195d 20h 49m 31s | |||||
| Date of beginning |
Time (UT) of beginning |
Duration | Explanation |
| 13 Jun 2007 | 18:28 | 7h 16m | Forrester and Swanson; mission "STS-117". The 34th EVA from airlock Quest. Continuing the activation of the S3/S4 and assist in the retraction of the starboard solar array on the Port 6 (P6) truss |
| 17 Jun 2007 | 16:26 | 6h 28m | Forrester and Swanson; mission "STS-117". The 36th EVA from airlock Quest. Final work to activate the Solar Alpha Rotary Joint (SARJ) |
| 19 Mar 2009 | 17:16 | 6h 07m | Swanson and R. Arnold; mission "STS-119". The 66th EVA from airlock Quest. After Canadarm2 released S6 and moved away, the spacewalkers plugged in power and data cables to connect the new hardware and remove launch restraints from the photovoltaic radiator and the boxes containing the new solar arrays. They also deployed the Beta Gimbal Assemblies, which contain the masts that support the solar arrays, and position the boxes for later deployment. |
| 21 Mar 2009 | 16:51 | 6h 30m | Swanson and J.Acaba; mission "STS-119". The 67th EVA from airlock Quest. First task during this spacewalk was to prepare a worksite for new batteries that will be brought up on the STS-127 mission. They also installed a Global Positioning System antenna on the pressurized logistics module attached to the Kibo laboratory. |
| 23 April 2014 | 13:56 | 1h 36m | Swanson and Mastracchio; mission Soyuz TMA-12M; Exp. ISS-39 (unplanned). The 107th EVA from airlock Quest. The astronauts replaced a backup multiplexer-demultiplexer (MDM) that failed during routine testing April 11, 2014. The box is one of the station′s two external MDMs that provide commands to some of the space station′s systems, including the external cooling system, solar alpha rotary joints (SARJ) and mobile transporter rail car. |
| Total: | 27h 56m | EVAs: 5 | |
| No. | Mission | Job | Date |
| 1 | Soyuz TMA-10M | Flight Engineer | 25 Sept 2013 |