Dr. Shawna Pandya
@shawnapandya.bsky.social
Astronaut | Aquanaut | Physician | Keynote Speaker
Q. Will I ever fly 0g?
A. When octopuses fly...oh! 😃🐙🛬🛫🛬
A. When octopuses fly...oh! 😃🐙🛬🛫🛬
November 30, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Q. Will I ever fly 0g?
A. When octopuses fly...oh! 😃🐙🛬🛫🛬
A. When octopuses fly...oh! 😃🐙🛬🛫🛬
Last 0g campaign of the year already? The year since my flight assignment has been incredible, fitting in 8 additional parabolic research flights with my teammates and research collaborators, advancing my own skill in microgravity operations & testing payloads that may come with me to space! ✨️🛬🛫🛬✨️
November 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Last 0g campaign of the year already? The year since my flight assignment has been incredible, fitting in 8 additional parabolic research flights with my teammates and research collaborators, advancing my own skill in microgravity operations & testing payloads that may come with me to space! ✨️🛬🛫🛬✨️
Microgravity game face on, let's do this! 🛬🛫🛬
November 28, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Microgravity game face on, let's do this! 🛬🛫🛬
Some flight days you get ahead of the weather...some days, the weather gets ahead of you... 😶🌫️🌬🌫🛫
November 26, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Some flight days you get ahead of the weather...some days, the weather gets ahead of you... 😶🌫️🌬🌫🛫
Microgravity flight week in Ottawa let's goooo! 🛫🛬🛫🛬
November 25, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Microgravity flight week in Ottawa let's goooo! 🛫🛬🛫🛬
Why do we do what we do? For moments like these...and so they can make moments of their own. ❤️🚀💫🇮🇪🍀
#yesshecan #pushthelimits #womeninstem #astronaut
#yesshecan #pushthelimits #womeninstem #astronaut
November 22, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Why do we do what we do? For moments like these...and so they can make moments of their own. ❤️🚀💫🇮🇪🍀
#yesshecan #pushthelimits #womeninstem #astronaut
#yesshecan #pushthelimits #womeninstem #astronaut
Thank you to Deputy Erin Mc Greehan for hosting myself and Dr. Norah Patten at Leinster House this week to meet with leaders and dignitaries to talk about our upcoming research spaceflight & ongoing work with the International Institute for Astronautical Sciences Flight Opportunities Program! 🚀🇮🇪🇨🇦👩🏻🚀👩🏽🚀
November 21, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Thank you to Deputy Erin Mc Greehan for hosting myself and Dr. Norah Patten at Leinster House this week to meet with leaders and dignitaries to talk about our upcoming research spaceflight & ongoing work with the International Institute for Astronautical Sciences Flight Opportunities Program! 🚀🇮🇪🇨🇦👩🏻🚀👩🏽🚀
Q. Where do extreme medics practice?
A. (you had to know this was coming)
Thanks to all my World Extreme Medicine friends for another incredible conference! ...Same time next year? 😅🏥🌏🐍
A. (you had to know this was coming)
Thanks to all my World Extreme Medicine friends for another incredible conference! ...Same time next year? 😅🏥🌏🐍
November 18, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Q. Where do extreme medics practice?
A. (you had to know this was coming)
Thanks to all my World Extreme Medicine friends for another incredible conference! ...Same time next year? 😅🏥🌏🐍
A. (you had to know this was coming)
Thanks to all my World Extreme Medicine friends for another incredible conference! ...Same time next year? 😅🏥🌏🐍
How incredibly special to kick off Day 1 of the World Extreme Medicine Conference as a panelist & subject matter expert on the future of space medicine with my friends NASA astronaut/physician Dr. Mike Barratt and Antarctic explorer & critical care physician Dr. Carole Dangoisse!
👩🏽⚕️👩🏽🚀🏥🚀✨️
👩🏽⚕️👩🏽🚀🏥🚀✨️
November 17, 2025 at 2:39 AM
How incredibly special to kick off Day 1 of the World Extreme Medicine Conference as a panelist & subject matter expert on the future of space medicine with my friends NASA astronaut/physician Dr. Mike Barratt and Antarctic explorer & critical care physician Dr. Carole Dangoisse!
👩🏽⚕️👩🏽🚀🏥🚀✨️
👩🏽⚕️👩🏽🚀🏥🚀✨️
Ireland! The press & outreach you've been asking for so long is here! I am thrilled to announce that Norah and I will be doing press & outreach in Dublin & Galway Nov 17-21, more details here! See you there? 🇮🇪🇨🇦🍀🍁👩🏻🚀👩🏽🚀🚀✨️
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November 15, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Ireland! The press & outreach you've been asking for so long is here! I am thrilled to announce that Norah and I will be doing press & outreach in Dublin & Galway Nov 17-21, more details here! See you there? 🇮🇪🇨🇦🍀🍁👩🏻🚀👩🏽🚀🚀✨️
www.linkedin.com/posts/embass...
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I had an amazing time keynoting in Calgary, sharing my lessons on success, failure, resilience, teamwork & leadership. The journey I've taken as a physician, astronaut & aquanaut has taught me so much about pushing the limits...and I hope it's inspired others, too. ❤️
November 14, 2025 at 10:40 AM
I had an amazing time keynoting in Calgary, sharing my lessons on success, failure, resilience, teamwork & leadership. The journey I've taken as a physician, astronaut & aquanaut has taught me so much about pushing the limits...and I hope it's inspired others, too. ❤️
This is the part they don't teach you in med school. 🫶🏽🏥
November 10, 2025 at 8:56 AM
This is the part they don't teach you in med school. 🫶🏽🏥
Hello from a snuggly Jules!
November 9, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Hello from a snuggly Jules!
I had a blast taking the stage to talk Space Medicine the Society for Emergency Medicine of India's National Emergency Medicine conference, EMCON25, in Delhi! Same time next year?👩🏽⚕️ 👩🏽🚀🚀🇮🇳🏥
November 8, 2025 at 5:31 AM
I had a blast taking the stage to talk Space Medicine the Society for Emergency Medicine of India's National Emergency Medicine conference, EMCON25, in Delhi! Same time next year?👩🏽⚕️ 👩🏽🚀🚀🇮🇳🏥
Goodbye Bangalore, hello Delhi! How cool to be taking the stage to speak about space medicine at India's national Emergency Medicine conference, EMCON 2025! Thanks to my hosts at the Society for Emergency Medicine India for having me! 👩🏽🚀🚀🏥🇮🇳
#emcon #emergencymedicine #spacemedicine #astronaut
#emcon #emergencymedicine #spacemedicine #astronaut
November 7, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Goodbye Bangalore, hello Delhi! How cool to be taking the stage to speak about space medicine at India's national Emergency Medicine conference, EMCON 2025! Thanks to my hosts at the Society for Emergency Medicine India for having me! 👩🏽🚀🚀🏥🇮🇳
#emcon #emergencymedicine #spacemedicine #astronaut
#emcon #emergencymedicine #spacemedicine #astronaut
"What does it mean to you to represent your work in India with your Gujurati background?"
India represents my roots. Everything I know about hard work, determination & big dreams came from this background. I want Indians everywhere know that not even the sky is the limit. 🚀🇮🇳👩🏽🚀✨️
India represents my roots. Everything I know about hard work, determination & big dreams came from this background. I want Indians everywhere know that not even the sky is the limit. 🚀🇮🇳👩🏽🚀✨️
November 6, 2025 at 5:12 AM
"What does it mean to you to represent your work in India with your Gujurati background?"
India represents my roots. Everything I know about hard work, determination & big dreams came from this background. I want Indians everywhere know that not even the sky is the limit. 🚀🇮🇳👩🏽🚀✨️
India represents my roots. Everything I know about hard work, determination & big dreams came from this background. I want Indians everywhere know that not even the sky is the limit. 🚀🇮🇳👩🏽🚀✨️
How wonderful to have met ISRO Gaganaut Shubhanshu Shukla, the first Indian to visit the International Space Station! Shux was incredibly down to Earth, and we had a great conversation about India's future human spaceflight plans. Looking forward to future conversations. Jai hind! 🚀🇮🇳✨️
November 5, 2025 at 5:38 AM
How wonderful to have met ISRO Gaganaut Shubhanshu Shukla, the first Indian to visit the International Space Station! Shux was incredibly down to Earth, and we had a great conversation about India's future human spaceflight plans. Looking forward to future conversations. Jai hind! 🚀🇮🇳✨️
Happy 25th birthday @Space_Station! Incredible to think there are 25yo alive today who have never known a world without a continuously crewed presence in space, for whom it is totally normal that people just live & work in space! Excited to see what the next decade of human spaceflight brings. 🌎🚀✨️
November 3, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Happy 25th birthday @Space_Station! Incredible to think there are 25yo alive today who have never known a world without a continuously crewed presence in space, for whom it is totally normal that people just live & work in space! Excited to see what the next decade of human spaceflight brings. 🌎🚀✨️
Such a joy to share the stage with my friends Dr. Mariam Fardous from the @saudispace.bsky.social and Dr. Amelie Schoenenwald from @esa.int this past week during the Karman Project Fellowship Week . Next step...fly a mission together? 🤔
November 2, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Such a joy to share the stage with my friends Dr. Mariam Fardous from the @saudispace.bsky.social and Dr. Amelie Schoenenwald from @esa.int this past week during the Karman Project Fellowship Week . Next step...fly a mission together? 🤔
What an honor to be asked to share my closing reflections at the SatSure | Karman Project Gala. Coming to India this week was like coming home & the future of space in India will rest on the diverse array of talent and technology here- fueled by imagination & cooperation. 🚀🇮🇳
November 1, 2025 at 8:04 AM
What an honor to be asked to share my closing reflections at the SatSure | Karman Project Gala. Coming to India this week was like coming home & the future of space in India will rest on the diverse array of talent and technology here- fueled by imagination & cooperation. 🚀🇮🇳
I've been making all sorts of friends this trip. 🥺🐇❤️
October 31, 2025 at 4:12 AM
I've been making all sorts of friends this trip. 🥺🐇❤️
"Can you tell us about your astronaut journey?"
This was my favorite audience question at The Karman Project meet and greet with our SatSure hosts to date. Here are the things no one tells you when you are assigned to a spaceflight:
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This was my favorite audience question at The Karman Project meet and greet with our SatSure hosts to date. Here are the things no one tells you when you are assigned to a spaceflight:
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October 29, 2025 at 8:04 PM
"Can you tell us about your astronaut journey?"
This was my favorite audience question at The Karman Project meet and greet with our SatSure hosts to date. Here are the things no one tells you when you are assigned to a spaceflight:
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This was my favorite audience question at The Karman Project meet and greet with our SatSure hosts to date. Here are the things no one tells you when you are assigned to a spaceflight:
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Goodbye Malibu, hello India! 26 hours later, I am in here to kick off Karman week with Karman Project Fellows from all around the world. We will spend the week discussing pressing topics affecting space today- and what we can do about it. I can't wait to get to work! 🚀👩🏽🚀🌏
October 27, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Goodbye Malibu, hello India! 26 hours later, I am in here to kick off Karman week with Karman Project Fellows from all around the world. We will spend the week discussing pressing topics affecting space today- and what we can do about it. I can't wait to get to work! 🚀👩🏽🚀🌏
We did it!! We are an @xprize.org Top 5 Finalist! Here is the full run-down on our SkinFinity prize concept:
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October 26, 2025 at 11:38 PM
We did it!! We are an @xprize.org Top 5 Finalist! Here is the full run-down on our SkinFinity prize concept:
www.linkedin.com/posts/shawna...
www.linkedin.com/posts/shawna...
How extraordinary to be living in an era where we are limited only by our imagination when it comes to envisioning the breakthroughs that will build the best possible future for humanity. ♥️🚀🏥
@xprize.org
@xprize.org
October 26, 2025 at 8:22 AM
How extraordinary to be living in an era where we are limited only by our imagination when it comes to envisioning the breakthroughs that will build the best possible future for humanity. ♥️🚀🏥
@xprize.org
@xprize.org