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 was growing up, I used to have dreams of going to fly. Being in space reminds me of that. — Shannon Walker Copy Share Image
NASA works very well with different election organizations because we're all voting from different counties. — Shannon Walker Copy Share Image
I do remember the space program from my earliest memories. It's always been with me and something I wanted to be a… — Shannon Walker Copy Share Image
Most of my family and friends are very familiar with the human space flight program and with the excitement of becoming an… — Shannon Walker Copy Share Image
I studied physics as an undergraduate, and after I graduated from Rice University, I was actually hired at the Johnson Space Center… — Shannon Walker Copy Share Image
Learning how to and being expected to know how to fly an international partner vehicle is quite something, especially having to do… — 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
We have stars, planets and galaxies in space. There's lots of nothingness out there, but it's really not. There's gas, dust and… — Shannon Walker Copy Share Image
My degrees are in physics and space physics, and I did well enough in university that I actually started working at the… — Shannon Walker Copy Share Image
It is incredibly exciting to be able to actually go and live on the space station after having worked so long on… — 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
NASA needs to decide, along with Congress, what our destination is going to be, whether it's going to be the moon, an… — Shannon Walker Copy Share Image
Being in space is amazing - it's the reason we all become astronauts - but you also have to love what you're… — Shannon Walker Copy Share Image
In some ways, it's the start of all those science-fiction movies that we watched as kids coming to fruition where you've got… — Shannon Walker Copy Share Image
Well, I was quite young when we first walked on the moon; I had just turned four, but I did watch it… — 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
It's unfortunate, but I know it's the right thing to do to end the shuttle program. If we want to do other… — Shannon Walker Copy Share Image
I'm so proud to represent my hometown on the International Space Station where we conduct scientific research that can benefit all of… — Shannon Walker Copy Share Image
At a young age, I became interested in space and science after watching the U.S. land on the moon for the first… — Shannon Walker Copy Share Image
One thing in space, just like home: you cannot escape housework. Every Saturday is clean-the-station day. — 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 Image
It's a little surprising to me that I'm the first Houstonian to be an astronaut. — Shannon Walker Copy Share Image
I have not ever seen an extraterrestrial creature. That would be very cool if I did. — Shannon Walker Copy Share Image
When I was in high school we had the first shuttle launch, and it reinvigorated my enthusiasm for the space program. I… — 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
All astronauts have degrees in science, engineering, or medicine, but other than that, there's no one path to NASA. The one thing… — Shannon Walker Copy Share Image
To feel the power of the engines is by far the most exciting thing. You feel this great force pushing you off… — Shannon Walker Copy Share Image
I can talk about casting a ballot from space since I did it last time I was on the space station. They… — Shannon Walker Copy Share Image
We've got pictures from the Space Station going back 20 years. We can see the glaciers receding in the photography that we… — 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
