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
If you work hard, the things to which you aspire can happen. — Shannon Walker Aspire Copy Share Image
When your flying in a jet aircraft, everything goes much faster. — Shannon Walker Aircraft 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 have not ever seen an extraterrestrial creature. That would be very cool if I did. — Shannon Walker Animals 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
It's a little surprising to me that I'm the first Houstonian to be an astronaut. — Shannon Walker Astronaut Copy Share Image
One thing in space, just like home: you cannot escape housework. Every Saturday is clean-the-station day. — Shannon Walker Day 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
There is something quite special about getting into a plane with my mother and going somewhere. — Shannon Walker Mother 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 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
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 Go 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
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
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
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
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
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
Yeah, I think everybody goes through periods, especially in college, where the homework is really piling up and then you have several… — Shannon Walker Books 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 Astronaut Copy Share Image
The Soyuz is probably only slightly smaller than the Dragon. — Shannon Walker Dragon Copy Share Image
The important thing is to try to stay connected with friends and family. — Shannon Walker Connected 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
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
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 Age Copy Share Image
Sometimes you can have too much information. You keep gathering information and never bother to find out what the real answer is. — Shannon Walker Data 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
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
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
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
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
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 do remember the space program from my earliest memories. It's always been with me and something I wanted to be a… — Shannon Walker Earliest memories Copy Share Image
Flying gives me a tremendous sense of freedom and I hope that anyone who wishes to learn has the opportunity to do… — Shannon Walker Flying Copy Share Image
