Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 40 Commander Steve Swanson of NASA discussed life and research on the orbital outpost during an in-flight interview July 17 with KDVR-TV in Denver. Swanson, who is a native of Steamboat Springs, Colorado, arrived on the station in late March, became station commander in May and will remain in orbit until mid-September when he will return to Earth in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft.
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NASA Space Station Crew Discusses Life in Space with Idaho Students and Educators
Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 39 Flight Engineers Rick Mastracchio and Steve Swanson of NASA discussed their daily work and research on the orbital laboratory with students at Boise State University in Idaho and educators, including former educator-astronaut Barbara Morgan, during an in-flight educational event May 6. Mastracchio is in the final week of his six-month mission on the station, heading for a landing in his Soyuz return craft in Kazakhstan on May 13, U.S. time. Swanson, who will become station commander on May 12, will remain aboard the complex until mid-September.