The important thing is to try to stay connected with friends and family. — Shannon Walker Connected Copy Share Image
The Soyuz is probably only slightly smaller than the Dragon. — Shannon Walker Dragon Copy Share Image
When your flying in a jet aircraft, everything goes much faster. — Shannon Walker Aircraft Copy Share Image
During and after college, I did a lot of biking and bike touring. — Shannon Walker Bike Copy Share Image
It's fascinating to learn math and science and engineering. — Shannon Walker Education Copy Share Image
I enjoy traveling and seeing new places - especially places where I can go hiking. — Shannon Walker Enjoy 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 Dreams Copy Share Image
NASA works very well with different election organizations because we're all voting from different counties. — Shannon Walker Because 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 Astronaut 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 Being 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 Astronaut Copy Share Image
Growing up in Houston I did go through the public school system. I went to Parker Elementary, Johnston Junior High and Westbury… — Shannon Walker Go 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 Flight 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 Astronaut Copy Share Image
To be honest, I haven't really put much thought into the fact that I am the first woman on a commercial vehicle.… — Shannon Walker Day 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 Computers 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 Enthusiasm 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 Exciting Copy Share Image
The language is the hardest thing. My technical Russian is much better than my conversational Russian, and it has to be good… — Shannon Walker Control 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
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 Day life Copy Share Image
Having the opportunity to look out this wonderful 360-degree-view, down at the Earth - and at the rest of the universe -… — Shannon Walker Earth Copy Share Image
I was having a hard time getting interest from future employers because of my physics background. It seemed all anyone wanted was… — Shannon Walker Engineering 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 Family Copy Share Image
I liked learning things. I liked solving problems and doing my homework. I realize a lot of kids don't like that, but… — Shannon Walker Education Copy Share Image
To be able to watch our colleagues, our friends come home safely is always an emotional event. — Shannon Walker Always 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 Hometown Copy Share Image
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 End 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
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
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 Big 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 Around 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
