One thing I really like about flying is that it is an activity that my mother and I can do together. — Shannon Walker Flying 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
There is something quite special about getting into a plane with my mother and going somewhere. — Shannon Walker Mother Copy Share Image
I have not ever seen an extraterrestrial creature. That would be very cool if I did. — Shannon Walker Animals Copy Share Image
I'm one who likes to eat regularly, so not being able to eat for eight hours makes me a little cranky. — Shannon Walker Being Copy Share Image
It's a little surprising to me that I'm the first Houstonian to be an astronaut. — Shannon Walker Astronaut Copy Share Image
I wanted to become an astronaut because I believe that the exploration of space by humans is extremely important. — Shannon Walker Astronaut 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
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 Amazing 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 Astronauts Copy Share Image
Well, eating is very similar to eating on Earth. Of course, there is no gravity, so your food does float around. So… — Shannon Walker Earth Copy Share Image
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… — Shannon Walker Copy Share Image
So much of our training focuses so much on the systems and how to operate the station, and not just the day-to-day… — 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 Astronaut 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
The reason that we don't have happy hours up here is because you never know when something might actually go sideways, and… — Shannon Walker Copy Share Image
I think one of the ways that we can fight against climate change is keep showing what we're doing to the planet,… — Shannon Walker Change 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 Ballot 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 Earth Copy Share Image
