Shannon Walker
Shannon Walker is an American physicist and former NASA astronaut whose career centered on ISS operations and long-duration station work.
- Born
- June 4, 1965
- Died
- N/A
- Birthplace
- Houston, Texas,United States
Flights
2
Spacewalks
0
EVA time
N/A
In space
330 days, 13 hours, 40 minutes
Bio
Walker earned bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in physics from Rice University. Before astronaut selection, she worked in NASA station operations and international partner coordination.
She launched on Soyuz TMA-19 for 24 and 25, then later flew SpaceX Crew-1 for Expeditions 64 and 65. Those expeditions should stay inside the two transport-flight cards.
Shannon Walker flew on Soyuz TMA-19; SpaceX Crew-1. The birthplace listed as Houston, Texas, United States gives the profile geographic context, but the career is best understood through the training, mission role, and program responsibilities described above.