Shannon Walker (born June 4, 1965) is an American physicist and a NASA astronaut selected in 2004. Visit our corporate site. Related: Meet Crew-1, the 4 astronauts who flew on SpaceX's first Crew Dragon. Walker assumed command on Thursday … Roswell UFO crash: What is the truth behind the 'flying saucer' incident? Thank you for signing up to Space. For Expedition 24/25, she was the flight engineer for the Russian Soyuz spacecraft TMA-19 and continued in that role during the 163-day mission aboard the ISS. She completed astronaut training in 2006 and was assigned to be the main crew support astronaut for the Expedition 14 crew, who lived and worked on the ISS for 215 days from September 2006 to April 2007. The three returned to Earth at 04:46 UTC on November 26, 2010, 78 kilometers from Arkalyk, Kazakhstan.[11]. Shannon Walker (born 4 June 1965 in Houston, Texas) is an American scientist and a NASA astronaut, whose first space mission was Expedition 24 on the International Space Station with take-off on 15 June 2010. She worked several Space Shuttle missions as a flight controller in the Mission Control Center, including STS-27, STS-32, STS-51, STS-56, STS-60, STS-61, and STS-66. NY 10036. She was joined by NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins and Victor Glover and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Soichi Noguchi. She is married to a fellow NASA astronaut, Australian-born Andy Thomas. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 astronauts talk about their Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station on Monday as they prepare to depart: NASA's Shannon Walker (L … The view of Earth from space as seen by the Crew-1 astronauts on the SpaceX Crew Dragon Resilience. In March 2020 Walker was announced as part of SpaceX Dragon's first operational, crewed mission to the ISS called Crew-1. She also worked in the mission control center as a flight controller, assisting with numerous space shuttle missions. When did Shannon Walker become an astronaut? In 1995, Walker returned to space operations and joined NASA's ISS Program, where she assisted international partners in the design and construction of robotics hardware. Please refresh the page and try again. Goethe Institute Scholarship for Study Abroad, Rice Fellowship for Graduate Study, Rockwell Sustained Superior Performance Award; seven Group Achievement Awards for work in the International Space Station (ISS) Program; three Going the Extra Mile Awards for work in the ISS Program; a Space Flight Awareness Award for contributions to the ISS Program; and nine Performance Bonus Awards.[4]. 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. She is married to a fellow NASA astronaut, the Australian-born Andy Thomas. Shannon Walker is a NASA astronaut who served as a mission specialist on the Crew-1 SpaceX Crew Dragon mission in 2020 — the first operational, commercial crew … Walker launched on November 15, 2020. Her research investigated how solar winds interact with Venus' atmosphere. Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin will launch its 1st astronaut flight on July 20 and you can bid for a seat, Red wine in space may age faster than on Earth, study finds, SpaceX's next flight for Crew Dragon Resilience is a private launch of 4 civilians. Walker was born in Houston, where she graduated from Westbury High School in 1983. NASA ’s SpaceX Crew-1 mission with NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, and Shannon Walker, and Soichi Noguchi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is now targeting a return to Earth at 11:36 a.m. EDT Saturday, May 1, in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida.The Crew Dragon spacecraft, named Resilience, is scheduled to undock from the International … She is a member of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) and The Ninety-Nines International Organization of Women Pilots. When the Soyuz MS-17 crew left the station, in April 2021, Walker and her three crew mates transferred over to Expedition 65, with Walker taking command of the expedition, becoming only the third woman ISS commander and the shortest commander of ISS serving only for approximately 11 days. Please deactivate your ad blocker in order to see our subscription offer. "I feel like the science fiction movies are starting to come to life," she told the press office at her alma mater, Rice University. On November 26, 2010, Walker, Wheelock and Yurchikin departed the ISS onboard Soyuz TMA-19 and began their return home. [4], In May 2004, Walker was selected by NASA as an astronaut candidate as part of the 19th class of astronauts. Later, she became Acting Manager of the On-Orbit Engineering Office. Walker then joined the Rockwell Space Operations Company at the Johnson Space Center as a robotics flight controller for the space shuttle program. The arrival of Soyuz MS-18 crewmen Oleg Novitsky, Pyotr Dubrov and Mark Vande Hei at the station on 9 April increased the incumbent … Walker was born on June 4, 1965 in Houston, Texas, making her the first astronaut to be born in the same city as NASA headquarters. Walker began her professional career with the Rockwell Space Operations Company at the Johnson Space Center later that year as a robotics flight controller for the Space Shuttle program. In 1999, Walker moved to Moscow to work with the Russian Space Agency and its contractors in avionics integration and integrated problem solving for the ISS. We had the pleasure of sitting down with American scientist and NASA astronaut Shannon Walker. Walker worked in robotics integration, working with the ISS International Partners to design and build the robotics hardware for the Space Station. NEEMO 15 ended early on October 26 due to the approach of Hurricane Rina.[6]. [6][7] On the afternoon of October 21, Walker and her crew officially became aquanauts, having spent over 24 hours underwater. Shannon Walker is part of SpaceX Dragon's first operational, crewed mission to the ISS. After high school she received a Bachelor of Arts in physics from Rice University in Houston in 1987. Walker is currently aboard the space station with her fellow Crew-1 members as part of Expedition 64. The ride back was expected to take just 6 1/2 hours. Get the latest updates on NASA missions, watch NASA TV live, and learn about our quest to reveal the unknown and benefit all humankind. 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Video Credit: NASA. She studied physics at Rice University in Texas, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Physics in 1987. From 1990 to 1993, Walker took a leave of absence from Johnson Space Center to attend graduate school, where her area of study was the solar wind interaction with the Venusian atmosphere. Walker operated non-invasive imaging technology hardware to detect how microgravity impacts a crew member’s eyes and especially the retina. They are (from left): NASA astronauts Shannon Walker, Victor Glover, Mike Hopkins and Soichi Noguchi with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.