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Shannon Walker
NASA Astronaut
Nationality American
Status Active
Born June 4, 1965 (1965-06-04) (age 55)
Houston, Texas
Other occupation Physicist
Time in space 163 days 7 hours 11 minutes
Selection 2004 NASA Group 19
Missions Soyuz TMA-19 (Expedition 24/25), SpaceX Crew-1 (Expedition 64/65)
Mission insignia Soyuz-TMA-19-Mission-Patch.png ISS Expedition 24 Patch.svg ISS Expedition 25 Patch.png SpaceX Crew-1 logo.svg ISS Expedition 64 Patch.png ISS Expedition 65 Patch.png

Shannon Walker (born June 4, 1965) is an American physicist and a NASA astronaut since 2004. She launched on her first mission into space on 25 June 2010 onboard Soyuz TMA-19 and has currently been 163 days in space over one long-duration mission to the International Space Station (ISS).


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  • NEEMO 15 crew

    The NEEMO 15 Crew: Left to right: Takuya Onishi, David Saint-Jacques, Steve Squyres, Walker.

  • Soyuz TMA-19 Crew in front of the capsule (closeup)

    Soyuz TMA-19 Crew (Walker on the right) prior to launch.

  • Expedition 24 inflight crew portrait

    Walker (bottom left) following her arrival aboard the ISS.

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