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 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
NASA works very well with different election organizations because we're all voting from different counties. — Shannon Walker Copy Share Image
I enjoy traveling and seeing new places - especially places where I can go hiking. — 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 Dreams Copy Share Image
My sleeping bag is affixed to a wall and I climb inside and sort of float around in the sleeping bag at… — 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 Astronaut 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
My degrees are in physics and space physics, and I did well enough in university that I actually started working at the… — Shannon Walker Physics 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
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
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 Astronomy Copy Share Image
