Dr. Shawna Pandya
@shawnapandya.bsky.social
Astronaut | Aquanaut | Physician | Keynote Speaker
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. 🫶🏽🏥
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. 🌎🚀✨️
Reposted by Dr. Shawna Pandya
Hopeful. Mind-expanding. Purposeful. Those are just some of the many ways to describe #Visioneering. We were able to get all three top prize ideas funded at this year’s event. Our prizes prove philanthropy can deliver 60x ROI in global impact. Learn more: www.xprize.org/news/impact-...
#Innovation
#Innovation
November 3, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Hopeful. Mind-expanding. Purposeful. Those are just some of the many ways to describe #Visioneering. We were able to get all three top prize ideas funded at this year’s event. Our prizes prove philanthropy can deliver 60x ROI in global impact. Learn more: www.xprize.org/news/impact-...
#Innovation
#Innovation
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:
www.linkedin.com/posts/shawna...
www.linkedin.com/posts/shawna...
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
What an extraordinary first day here at the @xprize.org Visioneering Session in Malibu. I can't wait to present our space health concept tomorrow, in the hopes of creating a new challenge that can revolutionize a breakthrough in 3D tissue printing for better wound care in space- and on Earth. 🚀🏥✨️
October 24, 2025 at 6:29 AM
What an extraordinary first day here at the @xprize.org Visioneering Session in Malibu. I can't wait to present our space health concept tomorrow, in the hopes of creating a new challenge that can revolutionize a breakthrough in 3D tissue printing for better wound care in space- and on Earth. 🚀🏥✨️
What's in a backflip? A lot, as it turns out! It looks like a lot of fun, but it also lets us test the range of motion of our new biosuits, practice joint microgravity choreography, and get familiar with stabilizing ourselves in microgravity. And it's *definitely* a lot of fun! 👩🏻🚀👩🏽🚀🦹♀️🦹🏽♀️🛫🛬🛫
October 22, 2025 at 12:11 PM
What's in a backflip? A lot, as it turns out! It looks like a lot of fun, but it also lets us test the range of motion of our new biosuits, practice joint microgravity choreography, and get familiar with stabilizing ourselves in microgravity. And it's *definitely* a lot of fun! 👩🏻🚀👩🏽🚀🦹♀️🦹🏽♀️🛫🛬🛫
A very joyous & prosperous Diwali from me to you! May your hard work, aspirations and dreams soar to new heights this year...and in every year that follows. 🪔✨️🪔✨️🪔✨️
October 21, 2025 at 5:23 AM
A very joyous & prosperous Diwali from me to you! May your hard work, aspirations and dreams soar to new heights this year...and in every year that follows. 🪔✨️🪔✨️🪔✨️
Our IIAS-02 research missions & science campaigns are the product of incredible people & partnerships, from our IIAS ground crew, to our partners at NRC Canada, to the 17 incredible collaborating scientists & 12 payloads we tested in parabolic flight this week...
October 18, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Our IIAS-02 research missions & science campaigns are the product of incredible people & partnerships, from our IIAS ground crew, to our partners at NRC Canada, to the 17 incredible collaborating scientists & 12 payloads we tested in parabolic flight this week...
The IIAS-02 down-select week is here! This week, @spacenorah and I will be testing these payloads in 0g together with our collaborators from all over the world at the National Research Council of Canada to see how these payloads fare in a space-like environment. We can't wait! 👩🏻🚀👩🏽🚀👩🏻🚀🛫🛬🛫🍁
October 14, 2025 at 4:30 AM
The IIAS-02 down-select week is here! This week, @spacenorah and I will be testing these payloads in 0g together with our collaborators from all over the world at the National Research Council of Canada to see how these payloads fare in a space-like environment. We can't wait! 👩🏻🚀👩🏽🚀👩🏻🚀🛫🛬🛫🍁
Did you know that astronauts travel in packs called a constellation? That's not true, but it should be! One of the joys of events like the International Astronautical Congress and the Karman Project gala is reuniting with astronaut friends new and old! Same time next year? 🌏👩🏽🚀🚀✨️🌌
October 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Did you know that astronauts travel in packs called a constellation? That's not true, but it should be! One of the joys of events like the International Astronautical Congress and the Karman Project gala is reuniting with astronaut friends new and old! Same time next year? 🌏👩🏽🚀🚀✨️🌌
One of my roles at IAC is sitting on the IAF Human Spaceflight Committee. Since joining last year, I've taken on preparing the annual human spaceflight briefing. One of my favorite highlights this year? Sunita Williams setting a new record spacewalk hours by a woman at 62h06min! ✨️👩🏽🚀🚀
Photo: IAF
Photo: IAF
October 9, 2025 at 6:45 AM
One of my roles at IAC is sitting on the IAF Human Spaceflight Committee. Since joining last year, I've taken on preparing the annual human spaceflight briefing. One of my favorite highlights this year? Sunita Williams setting a new record spacewalk hours by a woman at 62h06min! ✨️👩🏽🚀🚀
Photo: IAF
Photo: IAF
It was a pleasure to meet with Western Australian Minister for Regional Development, Ports, Science & Innovation & Medical Research Stephen Dawson (right) to discuss how space-based medical & life sciences research benefits life on Earth. Thanks for hosting us! 🇦🇺🚀
October 8, 2025 at 12:21 AM
It was a pleasure to meet with Western Australian Minister for Regional Development, Ports, Science & Innovation & Medical Research Stephen Dawson (right) to discuss how space-based medical & life sciences research benefits life on Earth. Thanks for hosting us! 🇦🇺🚀
One of the most meaningful parts of this role is what it means to be a Canadian on a global stage. Thank you to the High Commission of Canada to Australia & the Canadian Space Agency for having me speak on my suborbital research work at IIAS & the many synergies between Canada & Australia. 👩🏽🚀🚀✨️
October 6, 2025 at 12:02 PM
One of the most meaningful parts of this role is what it means to be a Canadian on a global stage. Thank you to the High Commission of Canada to Australia & the Canadian Space Agency for having me speak on my suborbital research work at IIAS & the many synergies between Canada & Australia. 👩🏽🚀🚀✨️
Find yourself the kind of life where you wake up in the morning and ask yourself, "do I really get to do this?!" In my case, "this" refers to building an entire research astronautics program (!!).
October 5, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Find yourself the kind of life where you wake up in the morning and ask yourself, "do I really get to do this?!" In my case, "this" refers to building an entire research astronautics program (!!).