ISS040-E-123647 (7 Sept. 2014) --- NASA astronaut Steve Swanson, Expedition 40 commander, uses a still camera at the windows in the Cupola of the International Space Station. A blue and white part of Earth and the blackness of space are visible through the windows.

ISS040-E-001051 (26 May 2014) --- NASA astronaut Steve Swanson, Expedition 40 commander, works with equipment in the airlock in the Kibo laboratory of the International Space Station. The JEM Robotic Maneuvering System Multi-Purpose Experiment Platform (JEMRMS MPEP) is visible at right.

ISS040-E-001052 (26 May 2014) --- NASA astronaut Steve Swanson, Expedition 40 commander, works with equipment in the airlock in the Kibo laboratory of the International Space Station. The JEM Robotic Maneuvering System Multi-Purpose Experiment Platform (JEMRMS MPEP) is visible in the airlock.

ISS040-E-123646 (7 Sept. 2014) --- NASA astronaut Steve Swanson, Expedition 40 commander, uses a still camera at the windows in the Cupola of the International Space Station. A blue and white part of Earth and the blackness of space are visible through the windows.

ISS040-E-001053 (26 May 2014) --- NASA astronaut Steve Swanson, Expedition 40 commander, works with equipment in the airlock in the Kibo laboratory of the International Space Station. The JEM Robotic Maneuvering System Multi-Purpose Experiment Platform (JEMRMS MPEP) is visible in the airlock.

ISS040-E-006561 (30 May 2014) --- NASA astronaut Steve Swanson, Expedition 40 commander, is pictured in the Unity node of the International Space Station.

ISS040-E-123640 (7 Sept. 2014) --- NASA astronaut Steve Swanson, Expedition 40 commander, eats a citrus fruit salad in the Unity node of the International Space Station.

ISS040-E-086642 (2 Aug. 2014) --- NASA astronaut Steve Swanson, Expedition 40 commander, floats freely near the Combined Operational Load Bearing External Resistance Treadmill (COLBERT) in the Tranquility node of the International Space Station.

ISS040-E-086619 (2 Aug. 2014) --- NASA astronaut Steve Swanson, Expedition 40 commander, equipped with a bungee harness, exercises on the Combined Operational Load Bearing External Resistance Treadmill (COLBERT) in the Tranquility node of the International Space Station.

ISS040-E-086609 (2 Aug. 2014) --- NASA astronaut Steve Swanson, Expedition 40 commander, equipped with a bungee harness, exercises on the Combined Operational Load Bearing External Resistance Treadmill (COLBERT) in the Tranquility node of the International Space Station.

Col. Robert Swanson, Air Force at the Joint NASA-NOAA-Air Force Congressional Staff Day Goddard Space Flight Center

ISS040-E-032827 (3 July 2014) --- NASA astronaut Steve Swanson, Expedition 40 commander, conducts a session with the Capillary Flow Experiment (CFE) in the Harmony node of the International Space Station. CFE is a suite of fluid physics experiments that investigate how fluids move up surfaces in microgravity. The results aim to improve current computer models that are used by designers of low gravity fluid systems and may improve fluid transfer systems for water on future spacecraft.

ISS040-E-032825 (3 July 2014) --- NASA astronaut Steve Swanson, Expedition 40 commander, conducts a session with the Capillary Flow Experiment (CFE) in the Harmony node of the International Space Station. CFE is a suite of fluid physics experiments that investigate how fluids move up surfaces in microgravity. The results aim to improve current computer models that are used by designers of low gravity fluid systems and may improve fluid transfer systems for water on future spacecraft.

ISS040-E-032820 (3 July 2014) --- NASA astronaut Steve Swanson, Expedition 40 commander, conducts a session with the Capillary Flow Experiment (CFE) in the Harmony node of the International Space Station. CFE is a suite of fluid physics experiments that investigate how fluids move up surfaces in microgravity. The results aim to improve current computer models that are used by designers of low gravity fluid systems and may improve fluid transfer systems for water on future spacecraft.

ISS039-E-005744 (30 March 2014) --- By the rationale of some observers, this image of Expedition 39 Flight Engineer Steve Swanson could be titled "Return to the Old Stomping Grounds, Five Years Hence," except for the fact that it is difficult to stomp in a weightless environment and the fact that the Cupola was not part of the orbital outpost in March of 2009, the last time Swanson visited it. The NASA astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts arrived at the station on March 27, 2014, and this image of a jubilant Swanson was one of the first showing members of the second aggregate of the Expedition 39 crew.

ISS040-E-010258 (11 June 2014) --- NASA astronaut Steve Swanson, Expedition 40 commander, works with the Multi-user Drop Combustion Apparatus (MDCA) at a workstation in the Harmony node of the International Space Station. The MDCA contains hardware and software to conduct unique droplet combustion experiments in space.

ISS040-E-010261 (11 June 2014) --- NASA astronaut Steve Swanson, Expedition 40 commander, works with the Multi-user Drop Combustion Apparatus (MDCA) at a workstation in the Harmony node of the International Space Station. The MDCA contains hardware and software to conduct unique droplet combustion experiments in space.

Astronaut Steve Swanson,Expedition 40 Commander,is photographed working with the Robonauts processing unit (or brain) in the U.S. Laboratory module.

Close-up view of Expedition 39 flight engineer Steve Swanson backdropped by Earth and space at the end of Extravehicular Activity 26 (EVA 26).

Expedition 39 flight engineer Steve Swanson waves to the camera during Extravehicular Activity 26 (EVA 26) cleanup operations at the S0 Truss.

NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman,Expedition 40 flight engineer, and NASA Astronaut Steve Swanson, Commander, are photographed in the Russian section of the International Space Station.

ISS039-E-014893 (22 April 2014) --- NASA astronaut Steve Swanson is pictured during a spacewalk to replace a failed backup computer relay box in the S0 truss of the International Space Station on April 22, 2014. He was accompanied on the spacewalk by fellow Flight Engineer Rick Mastracchio of NASA, who can be seen as a tiny figure anchored several yards away reflected in Swanson's helmet visor.

S119-E-006700 (20 March 2009) --- Astronaut Steve Swanson, STS-119 mission specialist, uses a computer onboard the Space Shuttle Discovery during flight day six activities, while the orbiter and the International Space Station are docked in Earth orbit. Swanson performed a spacewalk on March 19, the third of his career, and he prepares for his career's fourth and this mission's second spacewalk on March 21.

STS-117 astronauts and mission specialists Patrick Forrester and Steven Swanson (out of frame), participated in the second Extra Vehicular Activity (EVA) as construction resumed on the International Space Station (ISS). Among other tasks, the two removed all of the launch locks holding the 10 foot wide solar alpha rotary joint in place and began the solar array retraction. The primary mission objective was the installment of the second and third starboard truss segments (S3 and S4).

JSC2006-E-44334 (22 Sept. 2006) --- Astronaut Steven R. Swanson, mission specialist

S119-E-006168 (16 March 2009) --- Astronaut Steve Swanson, STS-119 mission specialist, reads a procedures checklist while working on the middeck of Space Shuttle Discovery during flight day two activities.

S119-E-006562 (18 March 2009) --- Astronaut Steve Swanson, STS-119 mission specialist, floats through a hatch on the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Discovery remains docked with the station.

S119-E-006560 (18 March 2009) --- Astronaut Steve Swanson, STS-119 mission specialist, floats through a hatch on the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Discovery is docked with the station.

S119-E-010129 (26 March 2009) --- Astronaut Steve Swanson, STS-119 mission specialist, is pictured on the middeck of Space Shuttle Discovery during flight day 12 activities.

S119-E-010204 (26 March 2009) --- Astronaut Steve Swanson, STS-119 mission specialist, exercises on a bicycle ergometer on the middeck of Space Shuttle Discovery.

ISS039-E-011886 (14 April 2014) --- In the Quest airlock of the International Space Station, Expedition 39 Flight Engineer Steve Swanson of NASA works on one of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuits to be used on an upcoming spacewalk on which Swanson and crewmate Rick Mastracchio of NASA will participate.

ISS039-E-020887 (13 May 2014) --- Inside the Harmony node of the International Space Station, Expedition 39 Flight Engineer Steve Swanson of NASA works with the Petri Plants experiment on May 13, 2014. Only hours after this picture was taken, Swanson took over command of the orbital outpost.

ISS039-E-020885 (13 May 2014) --- Inside the Harmony node of the International Space Station, Expedition 39 Flight Engineer Steve Swanson of NASA works with the Petri Plants experiment on May 13, 2014. Only hours after this picture was taken, Swanson took over command of the orbital outpost.

ISS039-E-013158 (18 April 2014) --- In the U.S. lab Destiny on the Earth-orbiting International Space Station, Expedition 39 Flight Engineer Steve Swanson of NASA works on WRS condensate pumping, using the high flow water transfer pump.

ISS040-E-080769 (28 July 2014) --- NASA astronauts Steve Swanson (left), Expedition 40 commander, and Reid Wiseman, flight engineer, work in tandem to perform in-flight maintenance on an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit in the Quest airlock of the International Space Station.

S119-E-006752 (20 March 2009) --- Astronauts Joseph Acaba and Steve Swanson, both mission specialists, are pictured near the robotic workstation in Destiny or the U.S. laboratory within 24 hours of their planned spacewalk, scheduled for March 21

ISS039-E-014846 (22 April 2014) --- NASA astronaut Steve Swanson is pictured during a spacewalk to replace a failed backup computer relay box in the S0 truss of the International Space Station on April 22, 2014. He was accompanied on the spacewalk by fellow Flight Engineer Rick Mastracchio of NASA.

ISS040-E-080762 (28 July 2014) --- NASA astronauts Steve Swanson (left), Expedition 40 commander, and Reid Wiseman, flight engineer, work with an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit in the Quest airlock of the International Space Station.

ISS040-E-080767 (28 July 2014) --- NASA astronauts Steve Swanson (left), Expedition 40 commander, and Reid Wiseman, flight engineer, work in tandem to perform in-flight maintenance on an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit in the Quest airlock of the International Space Station.

ISS040-E-006696 (2 June 2014) --- NASA astronaut Steve Swanson (right), Expedition 40 commander; and European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst, flight engineer, retrieve items from a medical diagnostic pack in the Harmony node of the International Space Station. The view is taken from the Destiny laboratory.

ISS040-E-006697 (2 June 2014) --- NASA astronaut Steve Swanson (right), Expedition 40 commander; and European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst, flight engineer, retrieve items from a medical diagnostic pack in the Harmony node of the International Space Station.

ISS040-E-008052 (6 June 2014) --- NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Expedition 40 flight engineer, is pictured in the reflection of a mirror using a computer in the Russian section of the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Steve Swanson, commander, is visible in the background.

ISS039-E-015596 (25 April 2014) --- NASA astronaut Steve Swanson, Expedition 39 flight engineer, works with NanoRacks hardware in the Kibo laboratory of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.

ISS039-E-014696 (22 April 2014) --- Expedition 39 Flight Engineer Steve Swanson of NASA, works out on the Cycle Ergometer with Vibration Isolation System (CEVIS) in the U.S. lab Destiny of the International Space Station.

S119-E-010732 (26 March 2009) --- Astronaut Steve Swanson, STS-119 mission specialist, occupies the commander's station on the forward flight deck of Space Shuttle Discovery during flight day 12 activities.

S119-E-006381 (17 March 2009) --- Astronaut Steve Swanson, STS-119 mission specialist, uses a computer on the middeck of Space Shuttle Discovery during flight day three activities.

ISS040-E-060673 (14 July 2014) --- NASA astronaut Steve Swanson, Expedition 40 commander, works with test samples for the Advanced Colloids Experiment (ACE) at a work station in the Harmony node of the International Space Station.

ISS039-E-020710 (13 May 2014) --- NASA astronaut Steve Swanson, Expedition 39 flight engineer about to become Expedition 40 commander, signs a wall in the Quest airlock of the International Space Station after mounting his crew patch, continuing a tradition of station crew members who have participated in space walks on their respective flights. A short time later, Swanson took over command of the orbital outpost upon the departure of Expedition 39 Commander Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Flight Engineers Mikhail Tyurin of Roscosmos and Rick Mastracchio of NASA.

Expedition 39 flight engineers Steve Swanson and Rick Mastracchio work to remove and replace the Fan Pump Separator (FPS) on Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) 3005. Image was taken in the Quest Airlock (A/L) and was released by Swanson on Instagram.

S117-E-07332 (13 June 2007) --- Astronauts Steven Swanson and Patrick Forrester (out of frame), both STS-117 mission specialists, participate in the mission's second planned session of extravehicular activity (EVA), as construction resumes on the International Space Station. Among other tasks, Forrester and Swanson removed all of the launch locks holding the 10-foot-wide solar alpha rotary joint in place and began the solar array retraction.

ISS040-E-074769 (23 July 2014) --- NASA astronaut Steve Swanson, Expedition 40 commander, equipped with a bungee harness, exercises on the Combined Operational Load Bearing External Resistance Treadmill (COLBERT) in the Tranquility node of the International Space Station.

ISS039-E-011261 (11 April 2014) --- NASA astronaut Steve Swanson, Expedition 39 flight engineer, works out on the Advanced Resistive Exercise Device (ARED) aboard the Earth-orbiting International Space Station on April 11, 2014.

S119-E-006743 (20 March 2009) --- On the eve of a planned shared spacewalk, astronauts Steve Swanson (left) and Joseph Acaba, both STS-119 mission specialists, have a meeting in the Joint Airlock aboard the International Space Station, while linked to the Space Shuttle Discovery.

ISS040-E-006033 (29 May 2014) --- NASA astronaut Steve Swanson (center), Expedition 40 commander; along with European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst (left) and NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, both flight engineers, give a “thumbs up” signal in the Harmony node of the International Space Station.

S119-E-008178 (25 March 2009) --- Astronauts Steve Swanson (bottom left), Richard Arnold and Joseph Acaba (right), all STS-119 mission specialists, are pictured on the middeck of Space Shuttle Discovery during flight day 11 activities.

S119-E-006981 (22 March 2009) --- Astronauts Joseph Acaba (left) and Steve Swanson, both STS-119 mission specialists, work in the Quest Airlock of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Discovery is docked with the station. Astronaut Richard Arnold (center background), mission specialist, photographs Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata (far background), Expedition 18 flight engineer, exercising in the Unity node.

ISS039-E-014976 (22 April 2014) --- With a blue and white portion of Earth below him, NASA astronaut Steve Swanson, Expedition 39 flight engineer, is pictured during a spacewalk to replace a failed backup computer relay box in the S0 truss of the International Space Station on April 22, 2014. He was accompanied on the spacewalk by fellow Flight Engineer Rick Mastracchio of NASA.

ISS039-E-008066 (30 March 2014) --- NASA astronaut Steve Swanson, Expedition 39 flight engineer, participates in body mass measurement/Russian biomedical routine assessments in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station. Looking on is Russian cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov, flight engineer representing the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos).

ISS040-E-123259 (2 Sept. 2014) --- NASA astronaut Steve Swanson, Expedition 40 commander, prepares to set up the Portable Pulmonary Function System hardware for Sprint VO2max sessions in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station. The Sprint experiment measures the effectiveness of high-intensity, low-volume exercise training in minimizing the loss of muscle mass and bone density that occurs during spaceflight.

ISS040-E-123262 (2 Sept. 2014) --- NASA astronaut Steve Swanson, Expedition 40 commander, sets up the Portable Pulmonary Function System hardware for Sprint VO2max sessions in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station. The Sprint experiment measures the effectiveness of high-intensity, low-volume exercise training in minimizing the loss of muscle mass and bone density that occurs during spaceflight.

JSC2006-E-48962 (9 Nov. 2006) --- Astronaut Steven R. Swanson, STS-117 mission specialist, dons a training version of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit prior to being submerged in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near Johnson Space Center. Suit technicians assisted Swanson.

S119-E-008161 (25 March 2009) --- Astronauts Tony Antonelli (left), STS-119 pilot; and Steve Swanson, mission specialist, are pictured on the flight deck of Space Shuttle Discovery during flight day 11 activities.

Astronaut Alexander Gerst,Expedition 40 flight engineer (background),and Expedition 40 Commander Steve Swanson are photographed performing blood sample collection in the Columbus module as part of HRF Generic Frozen Blood Collection Operations.

S117-E-09046 (19 June 2007) --- Astronaut Steven Swanson, STS-117 mission specialist, occupies the commander's station on the flight deck of Space Shuttle Atlantis during flight day 12 activities.

ISS039-E-018472 (5 May 2014) --? NASA astronaut Steve Swanson, Expedition 39 flight engineer, works in the U.S. laboratory Destiny of the International Space Station, preparing the Light Microscopy Module (LMM) for a planet experiment.

Expedition 39 Soyuz Commander Alexander Skvortsov of the Russian Federal Space Agency, Roscosmos, bottom, Flight Engineer Steve Swanson of NASA, middle, and Flight Engineer Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos, wave farewell prior to boarding the Soyuz TMA-12M rocket for launch, Wednesday, March 26, 2014 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Skvortsov, Swanson, and Artemyev will spend the next six months aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

S117-E-07234 (13 June 2007) --- Astronauts Steven Swanson and Patrick Forrester (out of frame), both STS-117 mission specialists, participate in the mission's second planned session of extravehicular activity (EVA), as construction resumes on the International Space Station. Among other tasks, Forrester and Swanson removed all of the launch locks holding the 10-foot-wide solar alpha rotary joint in place and began the solar array retraction. Tethered to his Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit, a hockey-stick-shaped tool wrapped in insulating tape, is visible in front of Swanson.

S117-E-07233 (13 June 2007) --- Astronauts Steven Swanson and Patrick Forrester (out of frame), both STS-117 mission specialists, participate in the mission's second planned session of extravehicular activity (EVA), as construction resumes on the International Space Station. Among other tasks, Forrester and Swanson removed all of the launch locks holding the 10-foot-wide solar alpha rotary joint in place and began the solar array retraction. Tethered to his Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit, a hockey-stick-shaped tool wrapped in insulating tape, is visible in front of Swanson.

ISS040-E-020349 (25 June 2014) --- In the International Space Station?s Destiny laboratory, NASA astronaut Steve Swanson (foreground), Expedition 40 commander; and European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst, flight engineer, participate in a training session for the robotic capture of the Orbital Sciences? Cygnus cargo craft, set to launch on the Orbital-2 commercial resupply services flight no earlier than July 10.

ISS040-E-020346 (25 June 2014) --- In the International Space Station?s Destiny laboratory, NASA astronaut Steve Swanson (foreground), Expedition 40 commander; and European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst, flight engineer, participate in a training session for the robotic capture of the Orbital Sciences? Cygnus cargo craft, set to launch on the Orbital-2 commercial resupply services flight no earlier than July 10.

ISS040-E-020344 (25 June 2014) --- In the International Space Station?s Destiny laboratory, NASA astronaut Steve Swanson (top), Expedition 40 commander; and European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst, flight engineer, participate in a training session for the robotic capture of the Orbital Sciences? Cygnus cargo craft, set to launch on the Orbital-2 commercial resupply services flight no earlier than July 10.

ISS040-E-020345 (25 June 2014) --- In the International Space Station?s Destiny laboratory, NASA astronaut Steve Swanson (foreground), Expedition 40 commander; and European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst, flight engineer, participate in a training session for the robotic capture of the Orbital Sciences? Cygnus cargo craft, set to launch on the Orbital-2 commercial resupply services flight no earlier than July 10.

iss040e074772 (7/24/2014) --- NASA astronaut Steve Swanson exercises on the Combined Operational Load Bearing External Resistance Treadmill (COLBERT) in the Tranquility Node 3 module of the International Space Station (ISS). Photo is part of IVA clothing study. The Intravehicular Activity Clothing Study (IVA Clothing Study) dresses crewmembers in commercially available lightweight clothes that have been designed to resist odors.

S117-E-07165 (13 June 2007) --- Attired in his extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) spacesuit, astronaut Steven Swanson, STS-117 mission specialist, prepares for the mission's second session of extravehicular activity (EVA) in the Quest Airlock of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Atlantis was docked with the station.

ISS039-E-010367 (9 April 2014) --- In the Kibo laboratory aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 39 Flight Engineer Steve Swanson works during in-flight maintenance to mate electrical connectors in Tranquility's Carbon Dioxide Removal Assembly (CDRA). The image was taken during the second day of CDRA in-flight maintenance.

ISS039-E-010369 (9 April 2014) --- Expedition 39 Flight Engineer Steve Swanson of NASA works with the Carbon Dioxide Removal Assembly (CDRA) in the Kibo Laboratory aboard the International Space Station. For several days, the Expedition 39 crew members have been working with CDRA.

ISS039-E-013152 (17 April 2014) --- Inside the Quest airlock of the International Space Station, NASA astronauts Steve Swanson (left) and Rick Mastracchio, both Expedition 39 flight engineers, participate in a dress rehearsal for an upcoming spacewalk during which they are to replace a failed backup computer relay box in the S0 truss.

S117-E-07264 (13 June 2007) --- Astronauts Steven Swanson and Patrick Forrester (out of frame), both STS-117 mission specialists, participate in the mission's second planned session of extravehicular activity (EVA), as construction resumes on the International Space Station. Among other tasks, Forrester and Swanson removed all of the launch locks holding the 10-foot-wide solar alpha rotary joint in place and began the solar array retraction.

JSC2006-E-48970 (9 Nov. 2006) --- Astronaut Steven R. Swanson, STS-117 mission specialist, attired in a training version of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit, is about to begin a training session in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near the Johnson Space Center. Suit technicians assisted Swanson with the final touches in the donning process.

S117-E-07150 (13 June 2007) --- Astronauts Steven Swanson (foreground) and Patrick Forrester, both STS-117 mission specialists, are photographed in the midst of a pre-breathe exercise in preparation for the mission's second session of extravehicular activity (EVA). Swanson and Forrester are attired in the liquid cooling and ventilation garment that complements the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit.

JSC2008-E-041623 (20 May 2008) --- Astronauts Joseph M. Acaba and Steven R. Swanson (partially visible at upper left corner), both STS-119 mission specialists, are about to be submerged in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near NASA's Johnson Space Center. Acaba and Swanson are attired in training versions of their Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuits. Divers are in the water to assist the crewmembers in their rehearsal, intended to help prepare them for work on the exterior of the International Space Station.

JSC2006-E-48972 (9 Nov. 2006) --- Astronauts Patrick G. Forrester and Steven R. Swanson (partially obscured), both STS-117 mission specialists, are about to be submerged in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near Johnson Space Center. Forrester and Swanson are attired in training versions of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit. SCUBA-equipped divers (out of frame) are in the water to assist the crewmembers in their rehearsal, intended to help prepare them for work on the exterior of the International Space Station.

Stennis Space Center Director Gene Goldman (r to l) presents a commemorative photo of a space shuttle main engine test firing to STS-119 Mission Commander Lee Archambault, Pilot Tony Antonelli and Mission Specialists Steve Swanson and Richard Arnold during the crew's May 5 visit to the facility.

S117-E-06958 (10 June 2007) --- Astronaut Steven Swanson, STS-117 mission specialist, occupies the pilot's station on the flight deck of Space Shuttle Atlantis during rendezvous and docking operations with the International Space Station.

S117-E-06733 (9 June 2007) --- Astronaut Steven Swanson, STS-117 mission specialist, uses a communication system on the flight deck of Space Shuttle Atlantis.

ISS018-E-041084 (19 March 2009) --- Astronaut Steve Swanson, STS-119 mission specialist, participates in the mission's first scheduled session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the six-hour, seven-minute spacewalk, Swanson and astronaut Richard Arnold (out of frame), mission specialist, connected bolts to permanently attach the S6 truss segment to S5. The spacewalkers plugged in power and data connectors to the truss, prepared a radiator to cool it, opened boxes containing the new solar arrays and deployed the Beta Gimbal Assemblies containing masts that support the solar arrays.

S117-E-07789 (17 June 2007) --- Astronauts Patrick Forrester (left) and Steven Swanson, both STS-117 mission specialists, participate in the mission's fourth and final session of extravehicular activity (EVA), as construction continues on the International Space Station. Among other tasks, Forrester and Swanson continued activation of the station's new starboard 3 and 4 (S3/S4) truss segment; checked out the Drive Lock Assembly 2, one of two mechanisms that will drive rotation of the S3/S4 Truss Solar Alpha Rotary Joint (SARJ); and removed the final launch restraints on the SARJ.

S117-E-07735 (17 June 2007) --- Astronaut Steven Swanson, STS-117 mission specialist, participates in the mission's fourth and final session of extravehicular activity (EVA), as construction continues on the International Space Station. Among other tasks, Swanson and astronaut Patrick Forrester (out of frame), mission specialist, continued activation of the station's new starboard 3 and 4 (S3/S4) truss segment; checked out the Drive Lock Assembly 2, one of two mechanisms that will drive rotation of the S3/S4 Truss Solar Alpha Rotary Joint (SARJ); and removed the final launch restraints on the SARJ.

S117-E-07749 (17 June 2007) --- Astronaut Steven Swanson, STS-117 mission specialist, participates in the mission's fourth and final session of extravehicular activity (EVA), as construction continues on the International Space Station. Among other tasks, Swanson and astronaut Patrick Forrester (out of frame), mission specialist, continued activation of the station's new starboard 3 and 4 (S3/S4) truss segment; checked out the Drive Lock Assembly 2, one of two mechanisms that will drive rotation of the S3/S4 Truss Solar Alpha Rotary Joint (SARJ); and removed the final launch restraints on the SARJ.

S117-E-07772 (17 June 2007) --- Astronauts Patrick Forrester (right) and Steven Swanson, both STS-117 mission specialists, participate in the mission's fourth and final session of extravehicular activity (EVA), as construction continues on the International Space Station. Among other tasks, Forrester and Swanson continued activation of the station's new starboard 3 and 4 (S3/S4) truss segment; checked out the Drive Lock Assembly 2, one of two mechanisms that will drive rotation of the S3/S4 Truss Solar Alpha Rotary Joint (SARJ); and removed the final launch restraints on the SARJ.

S117-E-07790 (17 June 2007) --- Astronauts Patrick Forrester (left) and Steven Swanson, both STS-117 mission specialists, participate in the mission's fourth and final session of extravehicular activity (EVA), as construction continues on the International Space Station. Among other tasks, Forrester and Swanson continued activation of the station's new starboard 3 and 4 (S3/S4) truss segment; checked out the Drive Lock Assembly 2, one of two mechanisms that will drive rotation of the S3/S4 Truss Solar Alpha Rotary Joint (SARJ); and removed the final launch restraints on the SARJ.

Expedition 37 backup crewmembers Steve Swanson of NASA, left, and Alexander Skvortsov of Russia are seen at a press conference held at the Cosmonaut Hotel, on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

ISS040-E-026307 (1 July 2014) --- NASA astronaut Steve Swanson, Expedition 40 commander, performs in-flight maintenance behind a rack in the Tranquility node of the International Space Station.

ISS040-E-026221 (30 June 2014) --- NASA astronaut Steve Swanson, Expedition 40 commander, holds the Carbon Dioxide Removal Assembly (CDRA) in the Kibo laboratory of the International Space Station.

ISS040-E-007340 (4 June 2014) --- NASA astronaut Steve Swanson, Expedition 40 commander, works with an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit in the Quest airlock of the International Space Station.

ISS040-E-026305 (1 July 2014) --- NASA astronaut Steve Swanson, Expedition 40 commander, performs in-flight maintenance behind a rack in the Tranquility node of the International Space Station.

ISS039-E-011054 (10 April 2014) --- NASA astronaut Steve Swanson, Expedition 39 flight engineer, may be smiling because he has the assistance of zero gravity to lift such a large apparatus on the International Space Station. For several days, the Expedition 39 crew members have been working on a Carbon Dioxide Removal Assembly (CDRA) Desiccant/Adsorbent Bed.

ISS015-E-11968 (12 June 2007) --- Astronaut Steven Swanson, STS-117 mission specialist, works with the Perceptual Motor Deficits in Space (PMDIS) experiment in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station. The PMDIS experiment will measure the decline in hand-eye coordination of shuttle astronauts while on orbit. These measurements will be used to evaluate various mechanisms thought to be responsible for the decline.

ISS018-E-041341 (20 March 2009) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata, Expedition 18 flight engineer; and NASA astronaut Steve Swanson, STS-119 mission specialist, pose for a photo near Wakata?s crew compartment in the Harmony node of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Discovery remains docked with the station.

S117-E-07173 (13 June 2007) --- Attired in his extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) spacesuit, astronaut Steven Swanson, STS-117 mission specialist, moves through a hatch in the Quest Airlock of the International Space Station as the second session of extravehicular activity (EVA) is about to begin while Space Shuttle Atlantis was docked with the station.