Shannon Walker

Shannon Walker
Walker in 2020
Born (1965-06-04) June 4, 1965 (age 59)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
EducationRice University (BS, MS, PhD)
SpouseAndy Thomas
Space career
NASA astronaut
Time in space
330d 13h 40m
SelectionNASA Group 19 (2004)
MissionsSoyuz TMA-19 (Expedition 24/25)
SpaceX Crew-1 (Expedition 64/65)
Mission insignia

Shannon Walker (born June 4, 1965) is an American physicist and a NASA astronaut selected in 2004. She launched on her first mission into space on June 25, 2010, onboard Soyuz TMA-19 and spent over 163 days in space.[1]

She returned to space for her second long-duration mission on November 15, 2020, onboard SpaceX Crew-1, the first operational flight of SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft.

  1. ^ Whiting, Melanie (January 31, 2016). "Shannon Walker". NASA.

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