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May 16 - 17, 2012
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

TBA - Jon McBride (STS-41G)

Astronaut Encounter
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex


May 16, 2012
Detroit, Michigan

9:30am - Thomas Mattingly (Apollo 16, STS-4, STS-51C)

Americas HyperWorks Technology Conference
Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center


May 16, 2012
Las Vegas, Nevada

7:30pm - Mark Kelly (STS-108, STS-121, STS-124, STS-134)

Amerinet Achievement Awards Dinner
Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino


May 17, 2012
Corvallis, Oregon

6:00pm - Gregory Chamitoff (STS-124, ISS 17/18, STS-134)

Public multimedia presentation
Reser Auditorium, Linus Pauling Science Center, Oregon State University


May 18 - 21, 2012
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

TBA - Scott Parazynski (STS-66, STS-86, STS-95, STS-100, STS-120)

Astronaut Encounter
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex


May 18, 2012
Princess Anne, Maryland

9:00am - Charles Bolden (STS-61C, STS-31, STS-45, STS-60)

Commencement ceremony
University of Maryland Eastern Shore


May 18, 2012
New York, New York

6:00pm - Neil Armstrong (Gemini 8, Apollo 11)
Eugene Cernan (Gemini 9, Apollo 10, Apollo 17)
James Lovell (Gemini 7, Gemini 12, Apollo 8, Apollo 13)

Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foundation 35th Anniversary Celebration (invitation only)
The Explorers Club


May 18, 2012
Houston, Texas

11:00am - David Hilmers (STS-51J, STS-26, STS-36, STS-42)

Public presentation and "Lunch with an Astronaut"
Space Center Houston


May 19, 2012
Los Angeles, California

6:00pm - Buzz Aldrin (Gemini 12, Apollo 11)
Joe Engle (X-15, STS-2, STS-51I)

Flight Test Historical Foundation Excellence in Aviation Awards Dinner
The Proud Bird Restaurant


May 22 - 25, 2012
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

TBA - Robert Springer (STS-29, STS-38)

Astronaut Encounter
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex


May 22 - 24, 2012
Washington, DC

TBA - Charles Bolden (STS-61C, STS-31, STS-45, STS-60)
Steven MacLean (STS-52, STS-115)

Global Space Exploration Conference
L'Enfant Plaza Hotel


May 22, 2012
Dayton, Ohio

7:30pm - David Scott (Gemini 8, Apollo 9, Apollo 15)

Public lecture
National Museum of the U.S. Air Force


May 23 - 24, 2012
New York, New York

TBA - Scott Carpenter (Mercury 7)

Aurora 7 50th Anniversary Celebration
The Players Club / Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum


May 24, 2012
Washington, DC

TBA - John Glenn (Mercury 6, STS-95)

Charles A. Lindbergh Memorial Lecture
National Air and Space Museum


May 25, 2012
Houston, Texas

11:00am - Michael McCulley (STS-34)

Public presentation and "Lunch with an Astronaut"
Space Center Houston


May 25, 2012
Washington, DC

TBA - Charles Bolden (STS-61C, STS-31, STS-45, STS-60)

National Space Society's International Space Development Conference (ISDC)
Grand Hyatt Washington


May 25, 2012
Washington, DC

6:00pm - Scott Carpenter (Mercury 7)
John Glenn (Mercury 6, STS-95)

National Space Society's International Space Development Conference (ISDC): Governors' Dinner and Gala
National Air and Space Museum


May 26 - 31, 2012
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

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

Astronaut Encounter
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex


May 30 - 31, 2012
Tucson, Arizona

TBA - Vance Brand (Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, STS-5, STS-41B, STS-35)
Charles Duke (Apollo 16)
Richard Gordon (Gemini 11, Apollo 12)
Thomas Jones (STS-59, STS-68, STS-80, STS-98)
Jack Lousma (Skylab 2, STS-3)
Mike Mullane (STS-41D, STS-27, STS-36)
David Scott (Gemini 8, Apollo 9, Apollo 15)

Spacefest
JW Starr Pass Resort & Spa


May 31, 2012
Austin, Texas

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

UTeach Institute-NMSI Conference dinner
Hyatt Regency Austin

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LEFT: Woody Spring with Francis French, May 12, 2012, San Diego, CA (Credit: Francis French); RIGHT: Guy Bluford with Mike Blair, May 12, 2012, Dayton, OH (Credit: Mike Blair);
LEFT: Mark Brown with David Houseworth, May 11, 2012, Dayton, OH (Credit: David Houseworth); RIGHT: Gene Cernan and Neil Armstrong, May 11, 2012, Pensacola, FL (Credit: Owen Miller);
LEFT: Story Musgrave with Charles Atkeison, May 11, 2012, Cartersville, GA (Credit: Charles Atkeison); RIGHT: Tim Peake with Chris Lee, May 11, 2012, Oxfordshire, UK (Credit: Chris Lee);
Fred Haise, Joe Allen, Frank Culbertson, Hoot Gibson, Dan Brandenstein, Ed Gibson, Steve Hawley, Bruce McCandless, Owen Garriott, Ed Mitchell, Dick Gordon, Jeff Hoffman, Franklin Chang Diaz, Charlie Duke, Jack Lousma, Kevin Chilton, Joe Engle, Charlie Precourt, John Blaha, Kathy Thornton, Fred Gregory and Tom Stafford, May 5, 2012, KSC, FL (Credit: collectSPACE);
LEFT: Charlie Bolden, May 3, 2012, Berlin, Germany (Credit: Jan Zelinski); RIGHT: Pedro Duque, April 21, 2012, Springfield, IL (Credit: Larry Hunter);
LEFT: Paolo Nespoli, May 3, 2012, Berlin, Germany (Credit: Jan Zelinski); RIGHT: Jim and Marilyn Lovell, April 21, 2012, Springfield, IL (Credit: Larry Hunter);
LEFT: Frank Culbertson with Curtis Roelle, April 20, 2012, Chantilly, VA (Credit: Steven McNutt); RIGHT: Leland Mevin, Alan Poindexter and Chris Ferguson, April 19, 2012, Chantilly, VA (Credit: John Youskauskas);
Joe Engle, Mike Coats, Fred Gregory, Bob Cabana, Frank Culbertson and Curt Brown, April 19, 2012, Chantilly, VA (Credit: John Youskauskas);
LEFT: Leland Melvin, Ken Cockrell, Joe Allen and Paolo Nespoli, April 19, 2012, Chantilly, VA (Credit: John Youskauskas); RIGHT: Joe Allen and John Glenn, April 19, 2012, Chantilly, VA (Credit: John Youskauskas);
LEFT: John Glenn with John Youskauskas, April 19, 2012, Chantilly, VA (Credit: John Youskauskas); RIGHT: Mike Coats with John Youskauskas, April 19, 2012, Chantilly, VA (Credit: John Youskauskas);
Nicole Stott, Steve Bowen, Al Drew, Charlie Walker, Mike Barratt, Eric Boe, Steve Lindsey and Hank Hartsfield with Mike Satmary and Nick Thomas, April 16, 2012, KSC, FL (Credit: Andrea Farmer);
LEFT: Bob Cabana, April 19, 2012, Chantilly, VA (Credit: John Youskauskas); RIGHT: Neil Armstrong with Mike Black, April 14, 2012, KSC, FL (Credit: Mike Black);
LEFT: Fred Haise with Mike Black, April 14, 2012, KSC, FL (Credit: Mike Black); RIGHT: Hank Hartsfield and Ed Mitchell, April 14, 2012, KSC, FL (Credit: Mike Black);
LEFT: Hank Hartsfield, Ed Mitchell, Fred Haise, Charlie Duke and Jim Lovell, April 14, 2012, KSC, FL (Credit: Mike Black); RIGHT: Neil Armstrong, April 14, 2012, KSC, FL (Credit: Mike Black);
LEFT: Rick Searfoss, April 1, 2012, Windsor Locks, CT (Credit: Tom Celentano); RIGHT: Charlie Duke with Luigi Pizzimenti, March 31, 2012, Varese, Italy (Credit: Luigi Pizzimenti);
LEFT: Terry Virts with Brad MacKinnon, March 29, 2012, Detroit, MI (Credit: Mark Pattison); RIGHT: Mark Lee and Nicole Stott, March 16, 2012, KSC, FL (Credit: Nick Thomas);
Yuri Malenchenko, Suni Williams and Aki Hoshide, March 20, 2012, Houston, TX (Credit: collectSPACE);