JSC2011-E-013876 (28 Jan. 2011) --- NASA astronauts Steve Bowen and Alvin Drew (mostly obscured), both STS-133 mission specialists, attired in training versions of their Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuits, are submerged in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near NASA's Johnson Space Center. Divers are in the water to assist Bowen and Drew in their rehearsal, which is intended to help prepare them for work on the exterior of the International Space Station. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2011-E-013887 (28 Jan. 2011) --- NASA astronaut Steve Bowen, STS-133 mission specialist, attired in a training version of his Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit, prepares for the start of a spacewalk training session in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near NASA's Johnson Space Center. NASA astronaut Michael Barratt, mission specialist, assisted Bowen. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2011-E-013883 (28 Jan. 2011) --- NASA astronaut Steve Bowen, STS-133 mission specialist, attired in a training version of his Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit, prepares for the start of a spacewalk training session in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near NASA's Johnson Space Center. NASA astronaut Michael Barratt, mission specialist, assisted Bowen. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2011-E-013869 (28 Jan. 2011) --- NASA astronaut Steve Bowen, STS-133 mission specialist, attired in a training version of his Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit, prepares for the start of a spacewalk training session in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near NASA's Johnson Space Center. NASA astronaut Michael Barratt, mission specialist, assisted Bowen. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2011-E-013877 (28 Jan. 2011) --- NASA astronauts Steve Bowen (foreground) and Alvin Drew, both STS-133 mission specialists, attired in training versions of their Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuits, are submerged in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near NASA's Johnson Space Center. Divers are in the water to assist Bowen and Drew in their rehearsal, which is intended to help prepare them for work on the exterior of the International Space Station. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2011-E-013861 (28 Jan. 2011) --- NASA astronauts Michael Barratt (left) and Steve Bowen, both STS-133 mission specialists, are pictured prior to the start of a spacewalk training session in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near NASA's Johnson Space Center. Bowen is wearing a liquid cooling and ventilation garment that complements the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2011-E-013860 (28 Jan. 2011) --- NASA astronauts Michael Barratt (left) and Steve Bowen, both STS-133 mission specialists, are pictured prior to the start of a spacewalk training session in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near NASA's Johnson Space Center. Bowen is wearing a liquid cooling and ventilation garment that complements the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

PHOTO DATE: 28 January 2011, LOCATION: NBL - Pool Topside, SUBJECT: STS-133 Crew members Steve Bowen and Benjamin Drew during EVA 2 training with Mike Barratt and Nicole Stott assisting. PHOTOGRAPHER: Mark Sowa

JSC2011-E-013882 (28 Jan. 2011) --- NASA astronaut Steve Bowen, STS-133 mission specialist, attired in a training version of his Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit, awaits the start of a spacewalk training session in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near NASA's Johnson Space Center. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2011-E-006691 (27 Jan. 2011) --- NASA astronaut Steve Bowen, STS-133 mission specialist, attired in a training version of his shuttle launch and entry suit, participates in a training session in the fixed-base shuttle mission simulator (SMS) in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2011-E-006687 (27 Jan. 2011) --- NASA astronauts Steve Bowen (left foreground) and Michael Barratt, both STS-133 mission specialists, attired in training versions of their shuttle launch and entry suits, participate in a training session in the fixed-base shuttle mission simulator (SMS) in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Crew instructor Gary W. Kilgo assisted the crew members. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2011-E-013868 (28 Jan. 2011) --- NASA astronaut Steve Bowen, STS-133 mission specialist, gets help donning a training version of his Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit in preparation for a spacewalk training session in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near NASA's Johnson Space Center. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2011-E-006696 (27 Jan. 2011) --- NASA astronaut Steve Bowen, STS-133 mission specialist, attired in a training version of his shuttle launch and entry suit, uses a communication system during a training session in the fixed-base shuttle mission simulator (SMS) in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2011-E-013881 (28 Jan. 2011) --- NASA astronaut Steve Bowen, STS-133 mission specialist, gets help donning a training version of his Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit in preparation for a spacewalk training session in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near NASA's Johnson Space Center. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2011-E-013874 (28 Jan. 2011) --- NASA astronaut Steve Bowen, STS-133 mission specialist, attired in a training version of his Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit, awaits the start of a spacewalk training session in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near NASA's Johnson Space Center. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2011-E-013870 (28 Jan. 2011) --- NASA astronaut Steve Bowen, STS-133 mission specialist, gets help donning a training version of his Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit in preparation for a spacewalk training session in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near NASA's Johnson Space Center. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2011-E-006690 (27 Jan. 2011) --- NASA astronauts Steve Bowen (foreground) and Michael Barratt, both STS-133 mission specialists, attired in training versions of their shuttle launch and entry suits, participate in a training session in the fixed-base shuttle mission simulator (SMS) in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2011-E-006699 (27 Jan. 2011) --- NASA astronaut Steve Bowen, STS-133 mission specialist, attired in a training version of his shuttle launch and entry suit, participates in a training session in the fixed-base shuttle mission simulator (SMS) in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NASA astronaut Steve Bowen speaks at the Microgravity Science Summit at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Monday, Dec. 13, 2024 in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA astronaut Steve Bowen speaks at the Microgravity Science Summit at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Monday, Dec. 13, 2024 in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA astronaut Steve Bowen speaks at the Microgravity Science Summit at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Monday, Dec. 13, 2024 in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA astronaut Steve Bowen speaks at the Microgravity Science Summit at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Monday, Dec. 13, 2024 in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA astronaut Steve Bowen speaks at the Microgravity Science Summit at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Monday, Dec. 13, 2024 in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA astronaut Steve Bowen speaks at the Microgravity Science Summit at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Monday, Dec. 13, 2024 in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

JSC2011-E-006295 (24 Jan. 2011) --- NASA astronaut Steve Bowen, STS-133 mission specialist, uses virtual reality hardware in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center to rehearse some of his duties on the upcoming mission to the International Space Station. This type of virtual reality training allows the astronauts to wear a helmet and special gloves while looking at computer displays simulating actual movements around the various locations on the station hardware with which they will be working. Crew trainer David Homan assisted Bowen. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2011-E-006294 (24 Jan. 2011) --- NASA astronaut Steve Bowen, STS-133 mission specialist, uses virtual reality hardware in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center to rehearse some of his duties on the upcoming mission to the International Space Station. This type of virtual reality training allows the astronauts to wear a helmet and special gloves while looking at computer displays simulating actual movements around the various locations on the station hardware with which they will be working. Crew trainer David Homan assisted Bowen. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2011-E-006302 (24 Jan. 2011) --- NASA astronauts Alvin Drew (left) and Steve Bowen, both STS-133 mission specialists, use virtual reality hardware in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center to rehearse some of their duties on the upcoming mission to the International Space Station. This type of virtual reality training allows the astronauts to wear a helmet and special gloves while looking at computer displays simulating actual movements around the various locations on the station hardware with which they will be working. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2011-E-006300 (24 Jan. 2011) --- NASA astronauts Steve Bowen (foreground) and Alvin Drew, both STS-133 mission specialists, use virtual reality hardware in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center to rehearse some of their duties on the upcoming mission to the International Space Station. This type of virtual reality training allows the astronauts to wear a helmet and special gloves while looking at computer displays simulating actual movements around the various locations on the station hardware with which they will be working. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NASA Astronauts and STS-133 mission crew members, from left, Mission Specialists Nicole Stott, Michael Barratt, Pilot Eric Boe, Commander Steve Lindsey, Mission Specialists Alvin Drew, and Steve Bowen pose for a photograph in front of the space shuttle Discovery after they landed, Wednesday, March 9, 2011, at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., completing Discovery's 39th and final flight. Since 1984, Discovery flew 39 missions, spent 365 days in space, orbited Earth 5,830 times and traveled 148,221,675 miles. Photo credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

STS -132 astronauts from left, Steve Bowen, Tony Antonelli, Garrett Reisman, Ken Ham, Piers Sellers, and Michael Good are seen with students fromthe Summer of Innovation program following a presentation by the crew at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Tuesday, July 27, 2010, in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)

JSC2008-E-039696 (7 April 2008) --- NASA astronaut Stephen G. Bowen, mission specialist. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

jsc2020e017100 - Expedition 63 Preflight - Expedition 63 crewmembers Chris Cassidy of NASA, seated left, Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos, seated right, pose for a photo with backup crew members Steve Bowen of NASA, standing left, Sergey Ryzhikov and Andrei Babkin and of Roscosmos , standing right after the crew had their Sokol suits pressure checked prior to launch on a Soyuz rocket, Thursday, April 9, 2020 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. A few hours later, they lifted off for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)...

jsc2020e006822 (Nov. 12, 2019) --- Backup Expedition 63 Flight Engineer Steve Bowen of NASA.

jsc2020e014995 (March 2, 2020) --- NASA astronaut and backup Expedition 63 Flight Engineer Steve Bowen.

S133-E-005028 (24 Feb. 2011) --- Astronaut Steve Bowen, STS-133 mission specialist, is seen on the middeck of the space shuttle Discovery soon after reaching Earth orbit on flight day one. Bowen is still in his launch and entry escape suit. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

ISS026-E-030339 (26 Feb. 2011) --- NASA astronauts Steve Lindsey (right), STS-133 commander; and Steve Bowen, mission specialist, are pictured shortly after space shuttle Discovery and the International Space Station docked in space and the hatches were opened.

JSC2010-E-063797 (3 May 2010) --- NASA astronaut Steve Bowen, STS-132 mission specialist, fields a question from a reporter during an STS-132 preflight press conference at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

S126-E-009197 (23 Nov. 2008) --- Astronaut Steve Bowen, STS-126 mission specialist, moves a stowage bag in the Quest Airlock of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Endeavour remains docked with the station.

S126-E-007825 (16 Nov. 2008) --- Astronauts Shane Kimbrough (left) and Steve Bowen, both STS-126 mission specialists, work on the middeck of Space Shuttle Endeavour during flight day three activities.

S126-E-008293 (19 Nov. 2008) --- Astronaut Steve Bowen, STS-126 mission specialist, uses a video camera on the middeck of Space Shuttle Endeavour while docked with the International Space Station.

S132-E-007453 (15 May 2010) --- NASA astronaut Steve Bowen, STS-132 mission specialist, works on the middeck of the Earth-orbiting space shuttle Atlantis during flight day two activities.

JSC2010-E-063825 (3 May 2010) --- NASA astronaut Steve Bowen, STS-132 mission specialist, poses for a portrait following an STS-132 preflight press conference at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

S132-E-007123 (15 May 2010) --- NASA astronaut Steve Bowen, STS-132 mission specialist, is pictured on the middeck of the Earth-orbiting space shuttle Atlantis during flight day two activities.

S132-E-008846 (19 May 2010) --- NASA astronaut Steve Bowen, STS-132 mission specialist, is pictured in the Quest airlock of the International Space Station as the mission’s second spacewalk draws to a close.

S126-E-005068 (14 Nov. 2008) --- Astronaut Steve Bowen, STS-126 mission specialist, prepares to use a still camera on the middeck of Space Shuttle Endeavour during post launch activities.

JSC2010-E-063799 (3 May 2010) --- NASA astronaut Steve Bowen, STS-132 mission specialist, fields a question from a reporter during an STS-132 preflight press conference at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

S126-E-005055 (14 Nov. 2008) --- Astronaut Steve Bowen, STS-126 mission specialist, works among stowage bags on the middeck of the Space Shuttle Endeavour during post launch activities.

S126-E-008908 (22 Nov. 2008) --- Astronaut Steve Bowen, STS-126 mission specialist, participates in the mission's third scheduled session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the six-hour, 57-minute spacewalk, Bowen and astronaut Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper (out of frame), mission specialist, focused their efforts on the continued cleaning of the station's starboard solar alpha rotary joint (SARJ) and the removal and replacement of trundle bearing assemblies (TBA). Bowen and Piper also cleaned the area around the SARJ's drive lock assemblies, which help the joint to rotate and lock into place.

S126-E-008914 (22 Nov. 2008) --- Astronaut Steve Bowen, STS-126 mission specialist, participates in the mission's third scheduled session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the six-hour, 57-minute spacewalk, Bowen and astronaut Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper (out of frame), mission specialist, focused their efforts on the continued cleaning of the station's starboard solar alpha rotary joint (SARJ) and the removal and replacement of trundle bearing assemblies (TBA). Bowen and Piper also cleaned the area around the SARJ's drive lock assemblies, which help the joint to rotate and lock into place.

S126-E-008929 (22 Nov. 2008) --- Astronaut Steve Bowen, STS-126 mission specialist, participates in the mission's third scheduled session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the six-hour, 57-minute spacewalk, Bowen and astronaut Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper (out of frame), mission specialist, focused their efforts on the continued cleaning of the station's starboard solar alpha rotary joint (SARJ) and the removal and replacement of trundle bearing assemblies (TBA). Bowen and Piper also cleaned the area around the SARJ's drive lock assemblies, which help the joint to rotate and lock into place.

S126-E-008945 (22 Nov. 2008) --- Astronaut Steve Bowen, STS-126 mission specialist, participates in the mission's third scheduled session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the six-hour, 57-minute spacewalk, Bowen and astronaut Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper (out of frame), mission specialist, focused their efforts on the continued cleaning of the station's starboard solar alpha rotary joint (SARJ) and the removal and replacement of trundle bearing assemblies (TBA). Bowen and Piper also cleaned the area around the SARJ's drive lock assemblies, which help the joint to rotate and lock into place.

S126-E-008915 (22 Nov. 2008) --- Astronaut Steve Bowen, STS-126 mission specialist, participates in the mission's third scheduled session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the six-hour, 57-minute spacewalk, Bowen and astronaut Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper (out of frame), mission specialist, focused their efforts on the continued cleaning of the station's starboard solar alpha rotary joint (SARJ) and the removal and replacement of trundle bearing assemblies (TBA). Bowen and Piper also cleaned the area around the SARJ's drive lock assemblies, which help the joint to rotate and lock into place.

S126-E-008910 (22 Nov. 2008) --- Astronaut Steve Bowen, STS-126 mission specialist, participates in the mission's third scheduled session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the six-hour, 57-minute spacewalk, Bowen and astronaut Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper (out of frame), mission specialist, focused their efforts on the continued cleaning of the station's starboard solar alpha rotary joint (SARJ) and the removal and replacement of trundle bearing assemblies (TBA). Bowen and Piper also cleaned the area around the SARJ's drive lock assemblies, which help the joint to rotate and lock into place.

S126-E-008937 (22 Nov. 2008) --- Astronaut Steve Bowen, STS-126 mission specialist, participates in the mission's third scheduled session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the six-hour, 57-minute spacewalk, Bowen and astronaut Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper (out of frame), mission specialist, focused their efforts on the continued cleaning of the station's starboard solar alpha rotary joint (SARJ) and the removal and replacement of trundle bearing assemblies (TBA). Bowen and Piper also cleaned the area around the SARJ's drive lock assemblies, which help the joint to rotate and lock into place.

S126-E-008918 (22 Nov. 2008) --- Astronaut Steve Bowen, STS-126 mission specialist, participates in the mission's third scheduled session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the six-hour, 57-minute spacewalk, Bowen and astronaut Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper (out of frame), mission specialist, focused their efforts on the continued cleaning of the station's starboard solar alpha rotary joint (SARJ) and the removal and replacement of trundle bearing assemblies (TBA). Bowen and Piper also cleaned the area around the SARJ's drive lock assemblies, which help the joint to rotate and lock into place.

S126-E-008890 (21 Nov. 2008) --- This image, recorded in the late evening hours of Nov. 21, Houston time, shows astronauts Eric Boe, left, and Steve Bowen on the mid deck of the Space Shuttle Endeavour. Just a few hours after this photo was taken, Bowen was one of two astronauts who started prepping for the joint crews' third spacewalk (and Bowen's second) of the week. Members of the shuttle and station crews, commanded by astronauts Chris Ferguson and Michael Fincke, respectively, are spending close to two weeks in space together, accomplishing home improvement chores and a number of other tasks.

ISS018-E-009339 (22 Nov. 2008) --- Astronaut Steve Bowen, STS-126 mission specialist, participates in the mission's third scheduled session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the six-hour, 57-minute spacewalk, Bowen and astronaut Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper (out of frame), mission specialist, focused their efforts on the continued cleaning of the station's starboard solar alpha rotary joint (SARJ) and the removal and replacement of trundle bearing assemblies (TBA). Bowen and Piper also cleaned the area around the SARJ's drive lock assemblies, which help the joint to rotate and lock into place. Earth's horizon and the blackness of space provide the backdrop for the scene.

S126-E-010214 (24 Nov. 2008) --- Astronauts Steve Bowen (left) and Shane Kimbrough, both STS-126 mission specialists, attired in their Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuits, prepare for the mission's fourth and final session of extravehicular activity (EVA) in the Quest Airlock of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Endeavour remains docked with the station. Astronaut Chris Ferguson, commander, assists Bowen and Kimbrough.

S126-E-010219 (24 Nov. 2008) --- Astronauts Shane Kimbrough (foreground) and Steve Bowen, both STS-126 mission specialists, attired in their Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuits, prepare for the mission's fourth and final session of extravehicular activity (EVA) in the Quest Airlock of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Endeavour remains docked with the station. Astronauts Chris Ferguson, commander, and Sandra Magnus, Expedition 18 flight engineer, assist Bowen and Kimbrough.

S133-E-007294 (28 Feb. 2011) --- NASA astronauts Steve Bowen (left), Michael Barratt (center) and Alvin Drew, all STS-133 mission specialists, are pictured in the Quest airlock of the International Space Station as they prepare for the start of the mission's first spacewalk. Bowen and Drew are wearing Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuits. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2010-E-019601 (8 Feb. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Steve Bowen, STS-132 mission specialist, dons a training version of his Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit in preparation for a spacewalk training session in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near NASA's Johnson Space Center. Astronaut Ken Ham, commander, assisted Bowen.

S133-E-007309 (28 Feb. 2011) --- NASA astronauts Steve Bowen (left), Michael Barratt (center) and Alvin Drew, all STS-133 mission specialists, are pictured in the Quest airlock of the International Space Station as they prepare for the start of the mission's first spacewalk. Bowen and Drew are wearing Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuits. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

ISS018-E-009283 (18 Nov. 2008) --- Astronauts Steve Bowen (left) and Greg Chamitoff, both STS-126 mission specialists, take a moment for a photo during preparations for the mission's first scheduled session of extravehicular activity (EVA) in the Quest Airlock of the International Space Station. Bowen is attired in his Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit.

JSC2010-E-039451 (10 March 2010) --- NASA astronaut Steve Bowen, STS-132 mission specialist, participates in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit fit check in the Space Station Airlock Test Article (SSATA) in the Crew Systems Laboratory at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Astronaut Garrett Reisman, mission specialist, assisted Bowen.

S133-E-007282 (28 Feb. 2011) --- European Space Agency astronaut Paolo Nespoli (left), Expedition 26 flight engineer; and NASA astronaut Steve Bowen, STS-133 mission specialist, are pictured in the Quest airlock of the International Space Station as they prepare for the start of the mission's first spacewalk. Bowen is wearing an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

S133-E-007283 (28 Feb. 2011) --- NASA astronauts Steve Bowen (left), Michael Barratt and Alvin Drew (background), all STS-133 mission specialists, are pictured in the Quest airlock of the International Space Station as they prepare for the start of the mission's first spacewalk. Bowen is wearing an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2010-E-019608 (8 Feb. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Steve Bowen, STS-132 mission specialist, dons a training version of his Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit in preparation for a spacewalk training session in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near NASA's Johnson Space Center. Astronaut Ken Ham, commander, assisted Bowen.

ISS018-E-009275 (18 Nov. 2008) --- Astronauts Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper (left) and Steve Bowen, both STS-126 mission specialists, attired in their Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuits, prepare for the mission's first scheduled session of extravehicular activity (EVA) in the Quest Airlock of the International Space Station. Astronaut Chris Ferguson, commander, assisted Piper and Bowen.

S133-E-007288 (28 Feb. 2011) --- NASA astronauts Steve Bowen (left), Michael Barratt (center) and Alvin Drew, all STS-133 mission specialists, are pictured in the Quest airlock of the International Space Station as they prepare for the start of the mission's first spacewalk. Bowen and Drew are wearing Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuits. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2010-E-019625 (8 Feb. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Steve Bowen, STS-132 mission specialist, gets help in the donning of a training version of his Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit in preparation for a spacewalk training session in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near NASA's Johnson Space Center. Astronaut Ken Ham, commander, assisted Bowen. Astronaut Tony Antonelli, pilot, is at far right.

S132-E-008059 (17 May 2010) --- NASA astronauts Steve Bowen (bottom) and Garrett Reisman, both STS-132 mission specialists, participate in the mission's first session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the seven-hour, 25-minute spacewalk, Bowen and Reisman loosened bolts holding six replacement batteries, installed a second antenna for high-speed Ku-band transmissions and adding a spare parts platform to Dextre, a two-armed extension for the station’s robotic arm.

S133-E-007314 (28 Feb. 2011) --- Attired in their Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuits, NASA astronauts Alvin Drew and Steve Bowen, both STS-133 mission specialists, prepare to exit the International Space Station?s Quest airlock to begin the mission?s first spacewalk. European Space Agency astronaut Paolo Nespoli (right), Expedition 26 flight engineer, assisted Drew and Bowen. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

S133-E-007290 (28 Feb. 2011) --- NASA astronauts Steve Bowen (left), Michael Barratt (center) and Alvin Drew, all STS-133 mission specialists, are pictured in the Quest airlock of the International Space Station as they prepare for the start of the mission's first spacewalk. Bowen and Drew are wearing Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuits. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2010-E-039453 (10 March 2010) --- NASA astronaut Steve Bowen, STS-132 mission specialist, participates in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit fit check in the Space Station Airlock Test Article (SSATA) in the Crew Systems Laboratory at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Astronaut Garrett Reisman, mission specialist, assisted Bowen.

JSC2010-E-049147 (1 April 2010) --- NASA astronauts Steve Bowen (left), Garrett Reisman and Piers Sellers, all STS-132 mission specialists, participate in a practice session of transferring items aboard the International Space Station in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

S133-E-007851 (1 March 2011) --- NASA astronaut Steve Bowen, STS-133 mission specialist, floats through a hatch on the International Space Station while space shuttle Discovery remains docked with the station. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

S133-E-005061 (25 Feb. 2011) --- Astronauts Steve Bowen and Nicole Stott, both STS-133 mission specialists, are seen at work on the middeck of the space shuttle Discovery on flight day two. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2010-E-039464 (10 March 2010) --- NASA astronaut Steve Bowen, STS-132 mission specialist, participates in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit fit check in the Space Station Airlock Test Article (SSATA) in the Crew Systems Laboratory at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2010-E-049148 (1 April 2010) --- NASA astronauts Steve Bowen (left) and Michael Good, both STS-132 mission specialists, participate in a practice session of transferring items aboard the International Space Station in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2010-E-089694 (27 May 2010) --- At Ellington Field's Hangar 276, NASA astronaut Steve Bowen STS-132 mission specialist, speaks to a large crowd of visitors at the crew return ceremony for space shuttle Atlantis' final scheduled mission. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

S132-E-012202 (23 May 2010) --- NASA astronaut Ken Ham, STS-132 commander, occupies the commander?s station on the forward flight deck of space shuttle Atlantis during flight day 10 activities. NASA astronaut Steve Bowen, mission specialist, is at left.

JSC2010-E-061458 (29 April 2010) --- STS-132 mission specialists pose for a photo during a cake-cutting ceremony in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Pictured from the left are NASA astronauts Piers Sellers, Mike Good, Steve Bowen and Garrett Reisman.

JSC2010-E-019598 (8 Feb. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Steve Bowen, STS-132 mission specialist, gets help in the donning of a training version of his Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit in preparation for a spacewalk training session in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2010-E-046472 (2 April 2010) --- NASA astronauts Garrett Reisman (right), Steve Bowen (center) and Michael Good, all STS-132 mission specialists, participate in an EVA tile repair training session in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2009-E-214810 (29 Sept. 2009) --- Astronauts Mike Good (foreground), Steve Bowen (left and Garrett Reisman, all STS-132 mission specialists, participate in a training session in an International Space Station mock-up/trainer in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2010-E-046473 (2 April 2010) --- NASA astronauts Garrett Reisman (right) and Steve Bowen, both STS-132 mission specialists, participate in an EVA tile repair training session in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2009-E-258453 (8 Dec. 2009) --- Astronaut Steve Bowen, STS-132 mission specialist, gets help in the donning of a training version of his shuttle launch and entry suit in preparation for a training session in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

S126-E-009208 (23 Nov. 2008) --- Astronauts Steve Bowen (left), STS-126 mission specialist; and Michael Fincke, Expedition 18 commander, work with EVA hardware in the Unity node of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Endeavour remains docked with the station.

S132-E-012907 (26 May 2010) --- Attired in his shuttle launch and entry suit, NASA astronaut Steve Bowen, STS-132 mission specialist, is pictured on the middeck of space shuttle Atlantis as the crew prepares for landing at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Florida.

S133-E-007462 (28 Feb. 2011) --- NASA astronaut Steve Bowen, STS-133 mission specialist, works with lithium hydroxide (LiOH) canisters from beneath space shuttle Discovery’s middeck while docked with the International Space Station. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

S133-E-005067 (25 Feb. 2011) --- Astronaut Steve Bowen, STS-133 mission specialist, is seen at work on the middeck of the space shuttle Discovery on flight day two. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

ISS023-E-047264 (16 May 2010) --- NASA astronauts Tracy Caldwell Dyson, Expedition 23 flight engineer; Piers Sellers (center) and Steve Bowen, both STS-132 mission specialists, are pictured in the Harmony node of the International Space Station soon after space shuttle Atlantis docked with the station.

S133-E-008778 (5 March 2011) --- NASA astronaut Steve Bowen, STS-133 mission specialist, works in the Permanent Multipurpose Module (PMM) of the International Space Station while space shuttle Discovery remains docked with the station. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2010-E-019611 (8 Feb. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Steve Bowen, STS-132 mission specialist, attired in a training version of his Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit, awaits the start of a spacewalk training session in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near NASA's Johnson Space Center.

S132-E-008332 (20 May 2010) --- NASA astronauts Michael Good (top), Garrett Reisman (center) and Steve Bowen, all STS-132 mission specialists, pose for a photo with an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit in the Quest airlock of the International Space Station while space shuttle Atlantis remains docked with the station.

JSC2010-E-049156 (1 April 2010) --- NASA astronaut Steve Bowen, STS-132 mission specialist, participates in a practice session of transferring items aboard the International Space Station in an ISS mock-up/trainer in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-126 crew members sign autographs and chat with Kennedy workers after the astronauts' presentation of their experiences during the mission. At left is Mission Specialist Steve Bowen; at right is Mission Specialist Shane Kimbrough. Photo credit: NASA/Dimitrios Gerondidakis

S126-E-013750 (27 Nov. 2008) --- Astronaut Steve Bowen, STS-126 mission specialist, signs Endeavour's crew patch in the Quest Airlock of the International Space Station on Thanksgiving Day. One more day remains for the Space Shuttle Endeavour to be docked with the station.

JSC2009-E-258472 (8 Dec. 2009) --- Attired in a training version of his shuttle launch and entry suit, astronaut Steve Bowen, STS-132 mission specialist, awaits the start of a training session in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2010-E-019616 (8 Feb. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Steve Bowen, STS-132 mission specialist, attired in a training version of his Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit, awaits the start of a spacewalk training session in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near NASA's Johnson Space Center.