Shannon Walker - How To Become An Astronaut And Get A New Perspective On Earth From Space

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🗓️ 17 October 2018

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Shannon Walker first dreamed of becoming an astronaut in the 1960s. She got her start with the Rockwell Space Operations Company at the Johnson Space Center in 1987 and in 2004, she was selected to be a part of NASA, and six years later she served as a flight engineer for a long-duration mission aboard the International Space Station. In addition to spending time far above the earth, she has also spent time below sea level as an aquanaut on the NEEMO, an underwater space station.

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0:00.0	This episode features NASA astronaut Shannon Walker.
0:04.0	Welcome to Wild Ideas Worth Living,
0:08.0	an adventure podcast presented by REI Co-op,
0:11.0	the brand who helps get you outside through gear, classes, and adventures.
0:15.9	We talk to experts who have taken a wild idea and made it a reality so you can too.
0:20.8	From people who have climbed the tallest peaks, started thriving businesses, and even broken records,
0:26.0	some of the wildest ideas can lead to the most rewarding adventures.
0:30.0	I'm your host, Shelby Stanger, and I hope you enjoy this show.
0:34.0	I'm a fan of someone who's spent a lot of time to turn their wild idea into reality.
0:44.4	And I'm also a fan of really smart people.
0:47.3	Like you, I'm also fascinated with space.
0:50.1	Today's guest, Shannon Walker, first dreamed of becoming an astronaut in the 60s.
0:55.0	She was selected to be part of NASA in 2004.
0:58.0	After getting a bachelor's of arts degree in physics,
1:01.0	a master's of science and a doctorate of philosophy in space
1:04.4	physics from Rice University, she got her start with the Rockwell Space
1:08.2	Operations Company at the Johnson Space Center in 1987 as a robotics flight controller for the space shuttle program.
1:15.6	She later got a graduate degree studying the solar wind interaction with the Venusian atmosphere
1:20.7	and she speaks pretty awesome Russian.
1:23.0	Among her many achievements she launched and served as a flight engineer of the Russian Soyuz spacecraft in 2010.
1:30.0	She was on a long duration mission aboard the International Space Station.
1:34.0	It lasted 163 days, 161 of them aboard the actual station.
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