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October 4 - 7, 2023
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

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

Astronaut Encounter
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

October 4, 2023
Williamstown, Kentucky

12:00pm -
Jeffrey Williams
(STS-101, Soyuz TMA-8, ISS 13, Soyuz TMA-16, ISS 21/22, Soyuz TMA-20M, ISS 47/48)

Answers for Pastors & Leaders Conference
Answers Center, Ark Encounter

October 4, 2023
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

6:00pm -
Katya Echazarreta
(Blue Origin NS-21)

Latinx Heritage Month keynote: "LatinxVerse: El Universo Es Tuyo"
Great Hall, Frank Porter Graham Student Union, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

October 5, 2023
Albany, New York

7:00pm -
Leland Melvin
(STS-122, STS-129)

10th Bunshaft Lecture
Main Stage, Performing Arts Center, University at Albany Uptown Campus

October 5, 2023
Baku, Azerbaijan

3:00pm -
Mae Jemison
(STS-47)

74th International Astronautical Congress
Heydar Aliyev Center

October 6, 2023
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

6:30pm -
Scott Altman
(STS-90, STS-106, STS-109, STS-125)

Tony Antonelli
(STS-119, STS-132)

Christopher Ferguson
(STS-115, STS-126, STS-135)

Taste of Space Marstini Shake-Off
Gateway: Deep Space Launch Complex, Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

October 6, 2023
Houston, Texas

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

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

Astronaut Mission Memories
Space Center Houston

October 6, 2023
Baku, Azerbaijan

10:15am -
Hazza AlMansoori
(Soyuz MS-15)

Ali AlQarni
(Axiom-2)

Tony Antonelli
(STS-119, STS-132)

Tuva Cihangir Atasever
(Türkiye astronaut candidate)

John-David Bartoe
(STS-51F)

Kenneth Bowersox
(STS-50, STS-61, STS-73, STS-82, STS-113, ISS-6)

Jay Buckey
(STS-90)

Reinhold Ewald
(Soyuz TM-25)

Ronald Garan
(STS-124, Soyuz TMA-21, ISS 27/28)

Alper Gezeravci
(Axiom-3)

Victor Hespanha
(Blue Origin NS-21)

Anna Kikina
(SpaceX Crew-5, ISS-68)

Julie Payette
(STS-96, STS-127)

Mark Polansky
(STS-98, STS-116, STS-127)

Dumitru-Dorin Prunariu
(Soyuz 40)

Rusty Schweickart
(Apollo 9)

Franz Viehböck
(Soyuz TM-13)

Koichi Wakata
(STS-72, STS-92, STS-119, ISS 18/19/20, Soyuz TMA-11M, ISS 38/39)

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

74th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) IAF-ASE Astronauts Session: "Popularizing Space - Meet the Space People"
Auditorium, Heydar Aliyev Center

October 6, 2023
Baku, Azerbaijan

TBA -
Hazza AlMansoori
(Soyuz MS-15)

Ali AlQarni
(Axiom-2)

Tony Antonelli
(STS-119, STS-132)

Tuva Cihangir Atasever
(Türkiye astronaut candidate)

John-David Bartoe
(STS-51F)

Kenneth Bowersox
(STS-50, STS-61, STS-73, STS-82, STS-113, ISS-6)

Jay Buckey
(STS-90)

Reinhold Ewald
(Soyuz TM-25)

Ronald Garan
(STS-124, Soyuz TMA-21, ISS 27/28)

Alper Gezeravci
(Axiom-3)

Victor Hespanha
(Blue Origin NS-21)

Anna Kikina
(SpaceX Crew-5, ISS-68)

Julie Payette
(STS-96, STS-127)

Mark Polansky
(STS-98, STS-116, STS-127)

Dumitru-Dorin Prunariu
(Soyuz 40)

Rusty Schweickart
(Apollo 9)

Franz Viehböck
(Soyuz TM-13)

Koichi Wakata
(STS-72, STS-92, STS-119, ISS 18/19/20, Soyuz TMA-11M, ISS 38/39)

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

74th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) IAF Photo Album autograph session
IAF booth, Heydar Aliyev Center

October 7 - 8, 2023
Schaumburg, Illinois

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

Higher Orbits "Go For Launch!" student multiday program
Technology & Manufacturing Association

October 7 - 8, 2023
Noordwijk, The Netherlands

TBA -
André Kuipers
(Soyuz TMA-4, Soyuz TMA-03M, ISS 30/31)

John McFall
(ESA parastronaut feasibility study member)

Thomas Reiter
(Soyuz TM-22, STS-121, ISS 13/14)

ESA Open Days
ESTEC (European Space Research and Technology Centre)

October 7, 2023
Tuscon, Arizona

10:00am -
Charles Camarda
(STS-114)

Eileen Collins
(STS-63, STS-84, STS-93, STS-114)

Novaspace Galleries autograph signing
Crystal Event Center

October 7, 2023
Ann Arbor, Michigan

10:30am -
Josh Cassada
(SpaceX Crew-5, ISS 68/69)

Saturday Morning Physics: "Life and Research on the International Space Station: What We Accomplished During Expedition 68 and What's Next"
1420 Central Campus Classroom Building, University of Michigan

October 7, 2023
Dallas, Texas

6:45pm -
Sian Proctor
(Inspiration4)

A New Frontiers Gala
Frontiers of Flight Museum

October 7, 2023
Houston, Texas

11:30am -
Hans Schlegel
(STS-55, STS-122)

1:20pm -
Hans Schlegel
(STS-55, STS-122)

Astronaut Mission Memories
Space Center Houston

October 7, 2023
Oshkosh, Wisconsin

4:00pm -
Jared Isaacman
(Inspiration4, Polaris Dawn)

Anna Menon
(Polaris Dawn)

Scott "Kidd" Poteet
(Polaris Dawn)

EAA Space Day
EAA Aviation Museum

October 8 - 11, 2023
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

TBA -
Robert Cenker
(STS-61C)

Astronaut Encounter
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

October 10, 2023
Madison, Alabama

6:00pm -
Jan Davis
(STS-47, STS-60, STS-85)

Book talk and signing: "Air Born"
Auditorium 1, Madison Public Library

October 10, 2023
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

7:00pm -
Mae Jemison
(STS-47)

Distinguished Lecture Series
Manfred Olson Planetarium, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

October 11, 2023
Amherst, Massachusetts

8:00pm -
Jeffrey Hoffman
(STS-51D, STS-35, STS-46, STS-61, STS-75)

Public Lecture: "Mars, MOXIE and the Future of Human Space Flight"
Auditorium 0135, Integrated Sciences Building, University of Massachusetts Amherst

October 11, 2023
Harwell, England (United Kingdom)

10:45am -
Susan Kilrain
(STS-83, STS-94)

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

RISE TOGETHER Solutions Summit: Accelerating Inclusion in Space and Aerospace
European Space Agency Conference Centre, Harwell Campus

October 12 - 14, 2023
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

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

Astronaut Encounter
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

October 12, 2023
The Villages, Florida

7:00pm -
Terry Virts
(STS-130, Soyuz TMA-15M, ISS 42/43)

Presentation: "How to Astronaut"
Sharon L. Morse Performing Arts Center

October 12, 2023
Washington, DC

TBA -
Michael Lopez-Alegria
(STS-73, STS-92, STS-113, Soyuz TMA-9, ISS-14, Axiom-1)

U.S. Celebration of World Standards Day: Ronald H. Brown Standards Leadership Award
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center

October 12, 2023
Jasper, Alberta (Canada)

6:00pm -
Marc Garneau
(STS-41G, STS-77, STS-97)

The Rotary Club of Jasper dinner and presentation
Forest Park Hotel

October 13, 2023
Wilbraham, Massachusetts

TBA -
Bernard Harris
(STS-55, STS-63)

Presentation to students (50th reunion of astronaut Janice Voss' high school class)
Minnechaug Regional High School

October 13, 2023
Houston, Texas

11:30am -
Mark Polansky
(STS-98, STS-116, STS-127)

1:20pm -
Mark Polansky
(STS-98, STS-116, STS-127)

Astronaut Mission Memories
Space Center Houston

October 13, 2023
Appleton, Wisconsin

7:30pm -
William Shatner
(Blue Origin NS-18)

Live on Stage: "The Wrath of Kahn"
Thrivent Hall, Fox Cities Performing Arts Center

October 14, 2023
Sumiton, Alabama

9:00am -
Jan Davis
(STS-47, STS-60, STS-85)

Sumiton Book Fest
Grassy area between Booked on Main and The Lyon Share

October 14, 2023
Benton Harbor, Michigan

7:30pm -
William Shatner
(Blue Origin NS-18)

Live on Stage: "The Wrath of Kahn"
The Mendel Center

October 14, 2023
Marysville, Ohio

7:00pm -
Donald Thomas
(STS-65, STS-70, STS-83, STS-94)

Navin Space Night
Navin Elementary School

October 14, 2023
Houston, Texas

11:30am -
Hans Schlegel
(STS-55, STS-122)

1:20pm -
Hans Schlegel
(STS-55, STS-122)

Astronaut Mission Memories
Space Center Houston

October 15 - 18, 2023
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

TBA -
John-David Bartoe
(STS-51F)

Astronaut Encounter
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

October 15, 2023
Rockford, Illinois

7:30pm -
William Shatner
(Blue Origin NS-18)

Live on Stage: "The Wrath of Kahn"
Coronado Performing Arts Center

October 17, 2023
North Plotte, Nebraska

10:30am -
Scott Kelly
(STS-103, STS-118, Soyuz TMA-01M, ISS 25/26, Soyuz TMA-16M, ISS 43/44/45/46)

Town Hall Lecture Series: "The Sky Is Not The Limit"
Neville Center

October 19 - 22, 2023
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

TBA -
Michael Baker
(STS-43, STS-52, STS-68, STS-81)

Astronaut Encounter
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

October 20 - 21, 2023
Houston, Texas

11:30am -
Kevin Ford
(STS-128, Soyuz TMA-06M, ISS 33/34)

1:20pm -
Kevin Ford
(STS-128, Soyuz TMA-06M, ISS 33/34)

Astronaut Mission Memories
Space Center Houston

October 20, 2023
Columbus, Mississippi

5:30pm -
Eileen Collins
(STS-63, STS-84, STS-93, STS-114)

Welty Gala benefitting the Mississippi University for Women Scholarship Fund
Trotter Convention Center

October 21, 2023
Auburn, Alabama

TBA -
Jan Davis
(STS-47, STS-60, STS-85)

Book signing: "Air Born"
Momma Goldberg's Deli

October 21, 2023
San Diego, California

5:30pm -
Jessica Meir
(Soyuz MS-15, ISS-61/62, Artemis II)

William Shatner
(Blue Origin NS-18)

International Air & Space Hall of Fame Celebration
Edwin D. McKellar Pavilion of Flight, San Diego Air & Space Museum

October 21, 2023
Chehalis, Washington

8:30am -
Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper
(STS-115, STS-126)

Washington Science Teachers Association (WSTA) Chehalis 2023 Fall Conference
WF West High School

October 22, 2023
Fairfax, Virginia

3:00pm -
Charles Bolden
(STS-61C, STS-31, STS-45, STS-60)

Mason Space Day
Concert Hall, Center for the Arts, George Mason University

October 23 - 27, 2023
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

TBA -
Wendy Lawrence
(STS-67, STS-86, STS-91, STS-114)

Astronaut Encounter
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

October 23, 2023
Mississippi State, Mississippi

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

Astronaut Scholarship Foundation award ceremony
Mississippi State University

October 24, 2023
Oxford, Ohio

TBA -
Tony Antonelli
(STS-119, STS-132)

Astronaut Scholarship Foundation award ceremony
Miami University

October 25, 2023
Cleveland, Ohio

5:30pm -
Douglas Wheelock
(STS-120, Soyuz TMA-19, ISS 24/25)

Explorer Series
Murch Auditorium, Cleveland Museum of Natural History

October 25, 2023
Columbus, Ohio

TBA -
Tony Antonelli
(STS-119, STS-132)

Astronaut Scholarship Foundation award ceremony
Ohio State University

October 25, 2023
Toronto, Ontario (Canada)

7:00pm -
Chris Hadfield
(STS-74, STS-100, Soyuz TMA-07M, ISS 34/35)

Book signing: "The Defector"
Indigo - Bay and Bloor

October 26 - 27, 2023
Houston, Texas

TBA -
Charles Duke
(Apollo 16)

Douglas Hurley
(STS-127, STS-135, SpaceX Demo-2)

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

Space For A Better World and MoonDAO Zero-G Experience
Johnson Space Center / Ellington Field

October 27, 2023
Houston, Texas

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

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

Astronaut Mission Memories
Space Center Houston

October 27, 2023
Tahiti, French Polynesia (departure)

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

Abercrombie & Kent French Polynesia to Easter Island Expedition
Le Boreal cruise ship

October 28 - 31, 2023
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

TBA -
Julie Payette
(STS-96, STS-127)

Astronaut Encounter
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

October 28, 2023
West Lafayette, Indiana

9:30am -
Charles Walker
(STS-41D, STS-51D, STS-61B)

Purdue Space Day
Elliot Hall, Purdue University

October 28, 2023
Pearlington, Mississippi

5:00pm -
Nicole Stott
(STS-128, ISS 20/21, STS-133)

Monsters & Masquerade Bash
INFINITY Science Center

October 28, 2023
Houston, Texas

11:30am -
Hans Schlegel
(STS-55, STS-122)

1:20pm -
Hans Schlegel
(STS-55, STS-122)

Astronaut Mission Memories
Space Center Houston

October 28, 2023
Sarnia, Ontario (Canada)

2:00pm -
Chris Hadfield
(STS-74, STS-100, Soyuz TMA-07M, ISS 34/35)

Book signing: "The Defector"
DeGroot's Nurseries

October 29, 2023
San Jose, California

1:00pm -
Jose Hernandez
(STS-128)

Screening and meet and greet: "A Million Miles Away"
Mexican Heritage Plaza

October 30 - 31, 2023
Midland, Texas

TBA -
Tony Antonelli
(STS-119, STS-132)

Higher Orbits "Go For Launch!" student multiday program
[Venue TBA]

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LEFT: Mario Runco with Neil Da Costa, September 28, 2023, Bursa, Turkey (CREDIT: Neil Da Costa); RIGHT: Cai Xuzhe with interpreter and Bert Vis, September 27, 2023, Bursa, Turkey (CREDIT: Neil Da Costa);

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