I wanted to become an astronaut because I believe that the exploration of space by humans is extremely important. — Shannon Walker Copy Share Image
Houston is where I grew up and luckily I didn't have to go far to pursue my dream of becoming an astronaut. — Shannon Walker Copy Share Image
When I became an astronaut, I knew I wanted to pursue long-duration flight aboard the station. I knew it would be a… — Shannon Walker Copy Share Image
Like a lot of kids, I wanted to be an astronaut when I grew up. With me, it stuck more than most… — Shannon Walker Copy Share Image
Mental fitness is obviously important to being an astronaut, but so it physical fitness. For example, space walks are extremely physically demanding.… — Shannon Walker Copy Share Image
It's a little surprising to me that I'm the first Houstonian to be an astronaut. — Shannon Walker Copy Share Image
Why did I want to be an astronaut? That's not an easy question to answer because I know a lot of kids… — Shannon Walker Copy Share Image
I wanted to become an astronaut because I believe that the exploration of space by humans is extremely important. — Shannon Walker Copy Share
Most of my family and friends are very familiar with the human space flight program and with the excitement of becoming an astronaut. — Shannon Walker Copy Share
Houston's a very big town. It's changed a lot over my lifetime, it's quite a bit bigger now than it was when I was… — Shannon Walker Copy Share
I think one of the ways that we can fight against climate change is keep showing what we're doing to the planet, and we've… — Shannon Walker Copy Share
One thing I really like about flying is that it is an activity that my mother and I can do together. — Shannon Walker Copy Share
When I was in high school we had the first shuttle launch, and it reinvigorated my enthusiasm for the space program. I was in… — Shannon Walker Copy Share
I'm one who likes to eat regularly, so not being able to eat for eight hours makes me a little cranky. — Shannon Walker Copy Share
I was having a hard time getting interest from future employers because of my physics background. It seemed all anyone wanted was engineers. — Shannon Walker Copy Share
I can talk about casting a ballot from space since I did it last time I was on the space station. They basically send… — Shannon Walker Copy Share
I studied physics as an undergraduate, and after I graduated from Rice University, I was actually hired at the Johnson Space Center as a… — Shannon Walker Copy Share
To be able to watch our colleagues, our friends come home safely is always an emotional event. — Shannon Walker Copy Share
