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Steven Smith

Portrait photograph of Steven Smith

Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work)

Steven Smith is an American technology executive and former NASA astronaut, born on 30 December 1958, and a veteran of four spaceflights covering 16 million miles and seven spacewalks totalling 49 hours and 25 minutes, which puts him 14th on the all-time spacewalk duration list. He flew STS-68 in 1994, STS-82 in 1997, STS-103 in 1999 and STS-110 in 2002. STS-82 and STS-103 were servicing missions to the Hubble Space Telescope, and STS-110 delivered a segment of the Integrated Truss Structure to the International Space Station. Wikidata records 40 days in space.

Born
30 December 1958
Country
United States
Flights
4: STS-68 (1994), STS-82 (1997), STS-103 (1999), STS-110 (2002)
Time in space
40 days 0 hours

Data as of 2 November 2026. Source: Wikidata (CC0). All people who have flown in space.

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STS-82: How Discovery’s Crew Gave Hubble Infrared Vision

NASA Goddard

Duration 5:49

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  1. STS-82: How Discovery’s Crew Gave Hubble Infrared Vision

    Mission explainerNASA Goddard · 5:49

    Mission: STS-82 Hubble Servicing Mission 2 (1997)