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Steve G. Bowen was selected as a NASA astronaut in 2000. He served as a mission specialist on three space shuttle missions and onboard the International Space Station as a flight engineer as part of Expedition 69.
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A veteran of three spaceflights, STS‐126 in 2008, STS‐132 in 2010, and STS‐133 in 2011, Bowen has logged a total of 47 days, 10 hours, 4 minutes and 37 seconds in space, including 47 hours and 18 minutes in seven spacewalks.

Upon completion of the submarine training pipeline, Bowen spent three years attached to USS PARCHE (SSN 683) and completed qualification in Submarines on USS POGY (SSN 647).

Bowen launched to the International Space Station as Commander of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft on March 2, 2023 and successfully docked on March 3, 2023.
  Astronaut Stephen G. Bowen.NASA astronaut Stephen Bowen speaks to members of the news media during crew arrival for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission at Kennedy Space Center’s Launch and Landing Facility in Florida on Feb. 21, 2023. Bowen, along with NASA astronaut Warren “Woody” Hoburg, UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev will launch to the International Space Station aboard the Crew Dragon on a SpaceX Falcon 9. (Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett)(3 April 2008) Astronaut Stephen G. Bowen, STS-126 mission specialist, dons a training version of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit in preparation for a training session in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near NASA’s Johnson Space Center. Astronaut Christopher J. Ferguson (left), commander, and a suit technician assisted Bowen.NASA astronaut Stephen Bowen is pictured conducting maintenance activities during his first week aboard the International Space Station.(30 January 2023) The four crew members that comprise the SpaceX Crew-6 mission pose for a portrait during a crew equipment integration test at the company’s headquarters in Hawthorne, California. From left, in their pressure suits are, Mission Specialist Andrey Fedyaev of Roscosmos; Pilot Warren “Woody” Hoburg and Commander Stephen Bowen, both from NASA; and Mission Specialist Sultan Alneyadi from the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre. (Credit: SpaceX)  				Social Media			NASA Astronauts on TwitterNASA Astronauts on Facebook  BiographyStephen Bowen
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