January 11 - 12, 2026
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

TBA -

Julie Payette (STS-96, STS-127)

Astronaut Encounter
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

January 12, 2026
Gainesville, Florida

1:00pm -

Charles Bolden (STS-61C, STS-31, STS-45, STS-60) Robert Cenker (STS-61C) Franklin Chang Diaz (STS-61C, STS-34, STS-46, STS-60, STS-75, STS-91, STS-111) Robert "Hoot" Gibson (STS-41B, STS-61C, STS-27, STS-47, STS-71) Steven Hawley (STS-41D, STS-61C, STS-31, STS-82, STS-93) George "Pinky" Nelson (STS-41C, STS-61C, STS-26) William "Bill" Nelson (STS-61C)

Conversation: 40th Anniversary of Shuttle Flight STS-61C
Emerson Alumni Hall, University of Florida

January 12, 2026
Orlando, Florida

8:00am -

Peggy Whitson (STS-111, ISS-5, Soyuz TMA-11, ISS-16, Soyuz MS-03, ISS 50/51/52, Axiom-2, Axiom-4)

AIAA SciTech Forum 2026
Hyatt Regency Orlando

January 12, 2026
Palm Harbor, Florida

6:00pm -

Nicole Stott (STS-128, ISS 20/21, STS-133)

Meet an Astronaut
East Lake Room, East Lake Community Library

January 13 - 16, 2026
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

TBA -

Brian Duffy (STS-45, STS-57, STS-72, STS-92)

Astronaut Encounter
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

January 13, 2026
Winter Haven, Florida

TBA -

Amy Medina (Blue Origin NS-32)

Space Day
Wahnetta Elementary School

January 16 - 18, 2026
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

9:15am -

Kenneth Cameron (STS-37, STS-56, STS-74)

Fly With an Astronaut
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

January 16, 2026
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

7:00pm -

NASA Astronaut (TBA)

Space Race 3K Walk/Run
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

January 17 - 20, 2026
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

TBA -

N. Jan Davis (STS-47, STS-60, STS-85)

Astronaut Encounter
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

January 21 - 24, 2026
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

TBA -

Bonnie Dunbar (STS-61A, STS-32, STS-50, STS-71, STS-89)

Astronaut Encounter
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

January 23, 2026
Fort Myers, Florida

4:00pm -

Barry "Butch" Wilmore (STS-129, Soyuz TMA-14M, ISS 41/42, Starliner CFT/Crew-9, ISS-71/72)

National Founders Conference: "Excellence in Our Work"
McGregor Baptist Church

January 24, 2026
West Palm Beach, Florida

5:30pm -

Robert Crippen (STS-1, STS-7, STS-41C, STS-41G) Christopher Ferguson (STS-115, STS-126, STS-135)

Astronaut Scholarship Foundation STS-1 & STS-135 Anniversary Event: 1981-2011 A Generation of Space Exploration
Marriott West Palm Beach

January 25 - 28, 2026
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

TBA -

Anna Fisher (STS-51A)

Astronaut Encounter
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

January 25, 2026
Titusville, Florida

12:00pm -

N. Jan Davis (STS-47, STS-60, STS-85)

American Space Museum Annual Astronaut Memorial
Titusville Sand Point Park

January 29 - 31, 2026
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

TBA -

Woody Spring (STS-61B)

Astronaut Encounter
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

January 29, 2026
DeFuniak Springs, Florida

8:30am -

Mike Mullane (STS-41D, STS-27, STS-36)

Florida Chautauqua Association Assembly
DeFuniak Springs Community Center

January 30, 2026
Orlando, Florida

11:00am -

Kay Hire (STS-90, STS-130)

SpaceCom | Space Congress
West Concourse A, Orange County Convention Center (OCCC)

February 10, 2026
St. Petersburg, Florida

5:00pm -

Nicole Stott (STS-128, ISS 20/21, STS-133)

St. Petersburg World Affairs Council Conference on World Affairs: "Outer Space: International Collaboration and Competition"
University Student Center, University of South Florida - St. Petersburg Campus

March 24, 2026
Palm Beach, Florida

TBA -

Christopher Cassidy (STS-127, Soyuz TMA-08M, ISS 35/36, Soyuz MS-16, ISS 62/63)

Palm Beach Evening of Tribute
The Breakers

May 16, 2026
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

10:30am -

Thomas Akers (STS-41, STS-49, STS-61, STS-79) Joseph Tanner (STS-66, STS-82, STS-97, STS-115)

2026 U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame Induction
Space Shuttle Atlantis, Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

May 16, 2026
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

TBA -

Thomas Akers (STS-41, STS-49, STS-61, STS-79) Joseph Tanner (STS-66, STS-82, STS-97, STS-115)

2026 U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame Induction Gala
Apollo/Saturn V Center, Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex