Steven Smith

Early Life and Education

- Born on December 30, 1958, in Phoenix, Arizona.

- Attended The American School in Japan and Leland High School.

- Holds a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and two Master's degrees, one in Electrical Engineering and one in Business Administration, all from Stanford University.

- The only person to enter the Astronaut Corps with an MBA.

Swimming and Water Polo

- Was a seven-time All-American in swimming and water polo.

- Two-time NCAA Champion with the Stanford water polo team.

- Captain of the 1980 Stanford water polo team that won the national championship.

Pre-NASA Career

- Held a position as a Product Manager at IBM, where he co-led the definition of a product and its sales force rollout.

NASA Career

- Selected as an astronaut in 1992.

- Served as a mission specialist on four Space Shuttle missions:

STS-110 Atlantis, April 2002

Delivered and installed the S0 S-Zero truss, the first component of the International Space Station's backbone. Smith participated in three spacewalks during this mission, helping to install the truss and prepare it for future assembly work.

STS-103 Discovery, December 1999

Third servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope. Smith performed two spacewalks, replacing a gyroscope and a Fine Guidance Sensor.

STS-82 Discovery, February 1997

Second servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope. Smith performed three spacewalks, replacing instruments and performing maintenance on the telescope.

STS-68 Endeavour, September 1994

Second flight of the Space Radar Laboratory SRL.

- Logged over 16 million miles in space.

- Performed seven spacewalks, totaling over 49 hours.

- Ranked 14th on the all-time American and World spacewalk duration lists.

- Served as Deputy Chief of the Astronaut Office, where he led the daily operations, policy development, and aircraft use of the 125-member Astronaut Corps.

- Held assignments with the International Space Station and NASA's Constellation Program.

- Retired from NASA in 2005.

Post-NASA Career

- Served as a diplomat overseas for a decade, representing the United States in space station negotiations with the European Space Agency and associated barters with the Russian Space Agency.

- Currently serves as a board director, venture capital advisor, and keynote speaker.

- Delivers talks on leadership, teamwork, and innovation, drawing on his experiences in space.

- Recent speaking engagements include the International GenAI Conclave in India.

Awards and Honors

- Received numerous awards, including the NASA Space Flight Medal and the NASA Distinguished Service Medal.

Personal Life

- Enjoys swimming and water polo.

- Married for over 30 years, with two children in technical fields.

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