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July 12, 2026
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

TBA -
Norman Thagard
(STS-7, STS-51B, STS-30, STS-42, Soyuz TM-21, Mir)

Astronaut Encounter
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

July 12, 2026
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

2:00pm -
Christopher Ferguson
(STS-115, STS-126, STS-135)

Rex Walheim
(STS-110, STS-122, STS-135)

3:30pm -
Christopher Ferguson
(STS-115, STS-126, STS-135)

Rex Walheim
(STS-110, STS-122, STS-135)

STS-135 Anniversary � Atlantis' Final Flight: Fireside chat and meet and greet
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

July 12, 2026
Knoxville, Tennessee

TBA -
Terry Virts
(STS-130, Soyuz TMA-15M, ISS 42/43)

Fanboy Expo Knoxville Convention
Knoxville Convention Center

July 13 - 15, 2026
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

TBA -
Susan Kilrain
(STS-83, STS-94)

Astronaut Encounter
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

July 15, 2026
St. Helena, California

7:30pm -
Donald Pettit
(STS-113, ISS-6, STS-126, Soyuz TMA-03M, ISS-30/31, Soyuz MS-26, ISS 71/72)

SPACEBORNE: An Evening of Sights and Songs from our Planet and Beyond
Brindare Napa Valley

July 16 - 19, 2026
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

TBA -
Jose Hernandez
(STS-128)

Astronaut Encounter
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

July 16 - 17, 2026
Arlington, Virginia

TBA -
Donald Thomas
(STS-65, STS-70, STS-83, STS-94)

Go For Launch! student workshop
Amazon Headquarters 2

July 16, 2026
Huntsville, Alabama

12:00pm -
Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger
(STS-131)

Meet an Astronaut
U.S. Space & Rocket Center

July 16, 2026
Chicago, Illinois

6:00pm -
Mae Jemison
(STS-47)

2nd Annual Black Inventors Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Rubenstein Forum, University of Chicago

July 17, 2026
Houston, Texas

8:30am -
Carl Walz
(STS-51, STS-65, STS-79, STS-108, ISS-4)

Breakfast with an Astronaut
The Food Lab, Space Center Houston

July 17, 2026
Houston, Texas

11:30am -
Carl Walz
(STS-51, STS-65, STS-79, STS-108, ISS-4)

1:20pm -
Carl Walz
(STS-51, STS-65, STS-79, STS-108, ISS-4)

Astronaut Mission Memories
Space Center Theater, Space Center Houston

July 17, 2026
Calgary, Alberta (Canada)

6:00pm -
Jeffrey Williams
(STS-101, Soyuz TMA-8, ISS 13, Soyuz TMA-16, ISS 21/22, Soyuz TMA-20M, ISS 47/48)

Conference: "The Work of His Hands"
Fairview Baptist Church

July 18, 2026
Torrance, California

11:00am -
Kenneth Cockrell
(STS-56, STS-69, STS-80, STS-98, STS-111)

Celebrity Lecture Series: "From the Seas to Outer Space"
Western Museum of Flight

July 18, 2026
Wapakoneta, Ohio

11:00am -
Donald Thomas
(STS-65, STS-70, STS-83, STS-94)

12:30pm -
Donald Thomas
(STS-65, STS-70, STS-83, STS-94)

Summer Moon Festival: Run to the Moon 5K/10K and 1-Mile Fun Run Award Ceremony and Meet & Greet
Armstrong Air and Space Museum

July 18, 2026
Wapakoneta, Ohio

2:00pm -
Donald Thomas
(STS-65, STS-70, STS-83, STS-94)

Summer Moon Festival: Meet & Greet
Heritage Park Gazebo

July 18, 2026
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

TBA -
Michael Finke
(Soyuz TMA-4, ISS-9, Soyuz TMA-13, ISS 18, STS-134, SpaceX Crew-11, ISS-73/74)

Moon 2 Mars Foundation public meet & greet and autograph session
Point Park University

July 18, 2026
Dallas, Texas

10:00am -
Carl Walz
(STS-51, STS-65, STS-79, STS-108, ISS-4)

18th Annual Moon Day
Frontiers of Flight Museum

July 18, 2026
Houston, Texas

8:30am -
Anna Fisher
(STS-51A)

Breakfast with an Astronaut
The Food Lab, Space Center Houston

July 18, 2026
Houston, Texas

11:30am -
Anna Fisher
(STS-51A)

1:20pm -
Anna Fisher
(STS-51A)

Astronaut Mission Memories
Space Center Theater, Space Center Houston

July 18, 2026
Calgary, Alberta (Canada)

9:00am -
Jeffrey Williams
(STS-101, Soyuz TMA-8, ISS 13, Soyuz TMA-16, ISS 21/22, Soyuz TMA-20M, ISS 47/48)

Conference: "The Work of His Hands"
Fairview Baptist Church

July 18, 2026
Speyer, Germany

2:00pm -
Kathryn Thornton
(STS-33, STS-49, STS-61, STS-73)

Public presentation
Technik Museum Speyer

July 18, 2026
London, England (United Kingdom)

TBA -
Meganne Christian
(ESA astronaut reserve candidate)

European Space Generation Workshop
Royal Institution

July 19, 2026
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

1:30pm -
Michael Finke
(Soyuz TMA-4, ISS-9, Soyuz TMA-13, ISS 18, STS-134, SpaceX Crew-11, ISS-73/74)

Moon 2 Mars Foundation Summer Speaker Series Expert Panel & Closing Reception
Point Park University

July 19, 2026
Adelaide, South Australia (Australia)

11:00am -
Katherine Bennell-Pegg
(Australian Space Agency astronaut)

Space Day Out: Presentation and meet & greet
Australian Space Discovery Centre

July 20 - 23, 2026
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

TBA -
Robert Thirsk
(STS-78, Soyuz TMA-15, ISS 20/21)

Astronaut Encounter
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

July 20 - 30, 2026
Seattle, Washington (departs)

TBA -
Tim Peake
(Soyuz TMA-19M, ISS 46/47)

Cruise to Alaska
Cunard Queen Elizabeth cruise ship

July 20 - 24, 2026
Farnborough, England (United Kingdom)

TBA -
Charles Duke
(Apollo 16)

Farnborough International Airshow: Guest of Honor and goodwill ambassador for U.S. industry and the Kallman Foundation's Endeavour Scholarship
Farnborough International Exhibition & Conference Centre

July 20, 2026
Orlando, Florida

9:00am -
Gretchen Green
(Blue Origin NS-32)

Project Tektite: Where Ocean Exploration Shaped Space - and Still Shapes Our Future
Space 220, Epcot, Walt Disney World Resort

July 21 - 23, 2026
Houston, Texas

TBA -
Leroy Chiao
(STS-65, STS-72, STS-92, Soyuz TMA-5, ISS-10)

Humans to the Moon & Mars Summit
BRC Rice University

July 21, 2026
Adelaide, South Australia (Australia)

8:00am -
Katherine Bennell-Pegg
(Australian Space Agency astronaut)

19th Australian Space Forum
Adelaide Convention Centre

July 21, 2026
Oshkosh, Wisconsin

1:00pm -
Douglas Wheelock
(STS-120, Soyuz TMA-19, ISS 24/25)

EAA AirVenture: "Moonbound: Training for Touchdown"
Forum Stage 7, Wittman Regional Airport

July 21, 2026
Oshkosh, Wisconsin

7:00pm -
Eileen Collins
(STS-63, STS-84, STS-93, STS-114)

Hoot Gibson
(STS-41B, STS-61C, STS-27, STS-47, STS-71)

Charles Precourt
(STS-55, STS-71, STS-84, STS-91)

EAA AirVenture: "A Home in Space: The Space Shuttle and Beyond"
Theater in the Woods, Wittman Regional Airport

July 23 - 25, 2026
Tucson, Arizona

TBA -
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)

Susan Kilrain
(STS-83, STS-94)

Dee O'Hara
(Astronaut Nurse)

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

Charles Walker
(STS-41D, STS-51D, STS-61B)

Spacefest Continues (tickets required)
Room 306, Health Sciences Innovation Building (HSIB), University of Arizona

July 23, 2026
Huntsville, Alabama

12:00pm -
Michael Foreman
(STS-123, STS-129)

Meet an Astronaut
U.S. Space & Rocket Center

July 23, 2026
Houston, Texas

11:00am -
Scott Parazynski
(STS-66, STS-86, STS-95, STS-100, STS-120)

Humans to the Moon & Mars Summit
BRC Rice University

July 23, 2026
Toronto, Ontario (Canada)

9:15am -
Chris Hadfield
(STS-74, STS-100, Soyuz TMA-07M, ISS 34/35)

YMCA World Council: Solutions Studios
Grand Ballroom, Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel

July 23, 2026
Cape Town, South Africa

6:00pm -
Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger
(STS-131)

Living Maths Public Talks of Space Tour
German International School

July 24 - 27, 2026
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

TBA -
Bill McArthur
(STS-58, STS-74, STS-92, Soyuz TMA-7, ISS-12)

Astronaut Encounter
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

July 24 - 26, 2026
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

TBA -
Bruce Melnick
(STS-41, STS-49)

Fly With an Astronaut
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

July 24, 2026
Houston, Texas

8:30am -
Bill McArthur
(STS-58, STS-74, STS-92, Soyuz TMA-7, ISS-12)

Breakfast with an Astronaut
The Food Lab, Space Center Houston

July 24, 2026
Houston, Texas

11:30am -
Bill McArthur
(STS-58, STS-74, STS-92, Soyuz TMA-7, ISS-12)

1:20pm -
Bill McArthur
(STS-58, STS-74, STS-92, Soyuz TMA-7, ISS-12)

Astronaut Mission Memories
Space Center Theater, Space Center Houston

July 25, 2026
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

7:30pm -
Jay Apt
(STS-37, STS-47, STS-59, STS-79)

Teen Science Cafe: Spacewalk
Allegheny Observatory

July 25, 2026
Houston, Texas

8:30am -
Kenneth Cameron
(STS-37, STS-56, STS-74)

Breakfast with an Astronaut
The Food Lab, Space Center Houston

July 25, 2026
Houston, Texas

11:30am -
Kenneth Cameron
(STS-37, STS-56, STS-74)

1:20pm -
Kenneth Cameron
(STS-37, STS-56, STS-74)

Astronaut Mission Memories
Space Center Theater, Space Center Houston

July 27 - 31, 2026
Sparta, Wisconsin

TBA -
Mark Lee
(STS-30, STS-47, STS-64, STS-82)

Deke Slayton Space Week
Deke Slayton Memorial Space & Bicycle Museum

July 27, 2026
Rolling Hills Estates, California

6:30pm -
Danny Olivas
(STS-117, STS-128)

AIAA Los Angeles Section Fireside Chat: Neil's Day/Apollo 11 Moon Landing Anniversary
Community Room, Peninsula Center Library

July 28 - 31, 2026
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

TBA -
Guy Gardner
(STS-27, STS-35)

Astronaut Encounter
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

July 28, 2026
Gauteng, South Africa

6:00pm -
Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger
(STS-131)

Living Maths Public Talks of Space Tour
Assumption Convent

July 30, 2026
Huntsville, Alabama

12:00pm -
Donald Thomas
(STS-65, STS-70, STS-83, STS-94)

Meet an Astronaut
U.S. Space & Rocket Center

July 31, 2026
Houston, Texas

8:30am -
Brian Duffy
(STS-45, STS-57, STS-72, STS-92)

Breakfast with an Astronaut
The Food Lab, Space Center Houston

July 31, 2026
Houston, Texas

11:30am -
Brian Duffy
(STS-45, STS-57, STS-72, STS-92)

1:20pm -
Brian Duffy
(STS-45, STS-57, STS-72, STS-92)

Astronaut Mission Memories
Space Center Theater, Space Center Houston

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LEFT: Chris Ferguson, Rex Walheim, Sandy Magnus and Doug Hurley with Rusty Dawson, July 11, 2026, KSC, FL (CREDIT: Rusty Dawson); RIGHT: Steve Frick with Rusty Dawson, July 2, 2026, KSC, FL (CREDIT: Rusty Dawson);

LEFT: Rabea Rogge with Gehard Daum, June 20, 2026, Speyer, Germany (CREDIT: Gerhard Daum); RIGHT: Steve Hawley, June 20, 2026, Cocoa Beach, FL (CREDIT: Mark Usiak);

LEFT: Hoot Gibson, June 20, 2026, Cocoa Beach, FL (CREDIT: Mark Usiak); RIGHT: Nicole Stott, June 20, 2026, Cocoa Beach, FL (CREDIT: Mark Usiak);

LEFT: Susan Kilrain, June 20, 2026, Cocoa Beach, FL (CREDIT: Mark Usiak); RIGHT: Mike Baker, June 20, 2026, Cocoa Beach, FL (CREDIT: Mark Usiak);

LEFT: Norm Thagard, June 20, 2026, Cocoa Beach, FL (CREDIT: Mark Usiak); RIGHT: Mike Mullane, June 20, 2026, Cocoa Beach, FL (CREDIT: Mark Usiak);

LEFT: Sam Gemar with Mark Usiak, June 19, 2026, KSC, FL (CREDIT: Mark Usiak); RIGHT: Charlie Walker with Mark Usiak, June 16, 2026, KSC, FL (CREDIT: Mark Usiak);

LEFT: Lee Archambault with Neil Da Costa, June 10, 2026, Calgary, Canada (CREDIT: Neil Da Costa); RIGHT: Vladimir Remek and Drew Feustel, June 8, 2026, Prague, Czech Republic (CREDIT: Milan Halousek);

LEFT: Andreas Mogensen and Aleš Svoboda, June 8, 2026, Prague, Czech Republic (CREDIT: Milan Halousek); RIGHT: Jonny Kim with Neil Da Costa, June 5, 2026, Boston, MA (CREDIT: Neil Da Costa);

LEFT: Scott Altman with Frances and Len Johnson, June 6, 2026, Chicago, IL (CREDIT: Len Johnson); RIGHT: Zena Cardman, June 1, 2026, Washington, DC (CREDIT: Mark Usciak);

LEFT: Mike Fincke, June 1, 2026, Washington, DC (CREDIT: Mark Usciak); RIGHT: Kimiya Yui, June 1, 2026, Washington, DC (CREDIT: Mark Usciak);

LEFT: Tom Akers, May 16, 2026, KSC, FL (CREDIT: Mark Usciak); RIGHT: Joe Tanner, May 16, 2026, KSC, FL (CREDIT: Mark Usciak);