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Shannon Walker

1965 - Today

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Shannon Walker (born June 4, 1965) is an American physicist and a former NASA astronaut selected in 2004. She launched on her first mission into space on June 25, 2010, on board Soyuz TMA-19 and spent over 163 days in space. She returned to space for her second long-duration mission on November 15, 2020, on board SpaceX Crew-1, the first operational flight of SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia. Shannon Walker is the 396th most popular astronaut (up from 406th in 2024), the 13,866th most popular biography from United States (up from 14,091st in 2019) and the 201st most popular American Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Shannon Walker ranks 396 out of 556. Before her are Michael Barratt, Aidyn Aimbetov, Luca Parmitano, Andrew M. Allen, Sonny Carter, and John M. Grunsfeld. After her are Michael A. Baker, Scott Altman, Scott J. Horowitz, F. Drew Gaffney, Carl E. Walz, and Carl J. Meade.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Shannon Walker ranks 664. Before her are Franck Durix, Floria Sigismondi, Andreas Zülow, Amara Traoré, Jeffrey Chiesa, and Goran Vasilijević. After her are Aneta Kręglicka, Lorella Cuccarini, Slick Rick, Andrew Tiernan, Ray Stewart, and Carrot Top.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Shannon Walker ranks 13,870 out of 20,380. Before her are Myles Turner (1996), Marion Mahony Griffin (1871), Shantel VanSanten (1985), Erik Per Sullivan (1991), Dolores Gray (1924), and Henry Cejudo (1987). After her are Vaughn Monroe (1911), Russell Simmons (1957), Chuck Leavell (1952), Victoria Spivey (1906), Danny Woodburn (1964), and William Frawley (1887).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, Shannon Walker ranks 201. Before her are Eric Boe (1964), David Wolf (1956), Michael Barratt (1959), Andrew M. Allen (1955), Sonny Carter (1947), and John M. Grunsfeld (1958). After her are Michael A. Baker (1953), Scott Altman (1959), Scott J. Horowitz (1957), F. Drew Gaffney (1946), Carl E. Walz (1955), and Michael Fincke (1967).

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