Shannon Walker
American - (NASA)
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Date of Birth: June 4, 1965
Age: 59
Shannon Walker 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 is married to a fellow NASA astronaut, the Australian-born Andy Thomas. She is a member of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) and The Ninety-Nines International Organization of Women Pilots.
Soyuz FG | Soyuz TMA-19
Progress Rocket Space Center | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
June 15, 2010, 9:35 p.m.
Status: Success
Mission:
Soyuz TMA-19 begins Expedition 24 by carrying 3 astronauts and cosmonauts to the International Space Station. Russian Commander, cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin alongside Flight Engineers, Shannon Walker (NASA) & Douglas H. Wheelock (NASA) will launch aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and then rendezvous with the station. It landed on November 26, 2010, 04:46 UTC
Low Earth Orbit
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Crew-1
SpaceX | United States of AmericaKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Nov. 16, 2020, 12:27 a.m.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. The most commonly used pad will be LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Falcon 9
SpainSat NG I
Launch Complex 39A - Kennedy Space Center, FL, USAFirst of two new-generation satellites built by Airbus to provide secure communications to the Spanish government, its allies, and various internatio…
GSLV Mk II
IRNSS-1K (NVS-02)
Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad - Satish Dhawan Space Centre, IndiaThis is a replacement satellite for the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System. The constellation will provide India with an alternative to GPS …
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 12-7
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USAA batch of 21 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 11-6
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USAA batch of 23 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Long March 3
TJSW-14
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) - Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaChinese classified satellite claimed to be for communication technology test purposes. Actual mission not known.
