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December 8 - 11, 2023
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

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

Astronaut Encounter
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

December 8, 2023
Houston, Texas

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

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

Astronaut Mission Memories
Space Center Houston

December 9 - 10, 2023
Schaumburg, Illinois

TBA -
Michael Foreman
(STS-123, STS-129)

Higher Orbits Go For Launch!
Technology & Manufacturing Association

December 9, 2023
Houston, Texas

11:30am -
Michael Baker
(STS-43, STS-52, STS-68, STS-81)

1:20pm -
Michael Baker
(STS-43, STS-52, STS-68, STS-81)

Astronaut Mission Memories
Space Center Houston

December 9, 2023
Kurashiki, Japan

10:00am -
Norishige Kanai
(Soyuz MS-07, ISS 54/55)

7th Global Moon Village Workshop & Symposium: Outreach event
Mabi Fureai Center

December 9, 2023
Okayama, Japan

9:00am -
Takao Doi
(STS-87, STS-123)

7th Global Moon Village Workshop & Symposium: Outreach event
Morinomachi Grace

December 12 - 15, 2023
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

TBA -
Gregory Linteris
(STS-83, STS-94)

Astronaut Encounter
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

December 12, 2023
Washington, D.C.

3:00pm -
Michael Massimino
(STS-109, STS-125)

Book signing: "Moonshot: A NASA Astronaut's Guide to Achieving the Impossible"
National Air and Space Museum

December 14, 2023
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

12:00pm -
Christopher Ferguson
(STS-115, STS-126, STS-135)

The Astronauts Memorial Foundation Space Launcheon Series: "How Big Systems Fail, and Why That CanÕt Happen in Human Spaceflight"
Center for Space Education, Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

December 15 - 17, 2023
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

9:15am -
Jan Davis
(STS-47, STS-60, STS-85)

Astronaut Encounter
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

December 15, 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

December 15, 2023
Washington, DC

6:30pm -
Robert Crippen
(STS-1, STS-7, STS-41C, STS-41G)

75th Annual Wright Memorial Dinner: 2023 Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy
Renaissance Washington DC Downtown Hotel

December 16 - 18, 2023
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

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

Astronaut Encounter
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

December 16, 2023
Holyoke, Massachusetts

8:00pm -
Cady Coleman
(STS-73, STS-93, Soyuz TMA-20, ISS 26/27)

Minstrels in the Gallery, A Tribute to Jethro Tull
Music Hall at Race Street Live

December 16, 2023
Houston, Texas

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

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

Astronaut Mission Memories
Space Center Houston

December 19 - 22, 2023
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

TBA -
Jose Hernandez
(STS-128)

Astronaut Encounter
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

December 22, 2023
Houston, Texas

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

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

Astronaut Mission Memories
Space Center Houston

December 23 - 29, 2023
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

December 29 - 30, 2023
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 Houston

December 30, 2023
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

TBA -
John Fabian
(STS-7, STS-51G)

Astronaut Encounter
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

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Recent Sightings
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LEFT: Tom Jones, November 24, 2023, Chantilly, VA (CREDIT: Mark Usciak); RIGHT: Chris Hadfield with Chad Kebalo, November 21, 2023, Winnipeg, MB, Canada (CREDIT: Chad Kebalo);

LEFT: Nicole Stott with Carleton Bailie, November 18, 2023, Titusville, FL (CREDIT: Carleton Bailie); RIGHT: Matthias Maurer with Gerhard Daum, November 11, 2023, Speyer, Germany (CREDIT: Gerhard Daum);

Jack Lousma and Rusty Schweickart with Carleton Bailie, November 16, 2023, Titusville, FL (CREDIT: Carleton Bailie);

LEFT: Ulf Merbold with Gerhard Daum, November 11, 2023, Speyer, Germany (CREDIT: Gerhard Daum); RIGHT: Tom Jones, November 11, 2023, Takoma Park, MD (CREDIT: Mark Usciak);

LEFT: Woody Hoburg with Neil Da Costa, November 2, 2023, New York, NY (CREDIT: Neil Da Cost); RIGHT: Julie Payette, October 28, 2023, KSC, FL (CREDIT: Mark Pattison);

LEFT: Jessica Meir, October 21, 2023, San Diego, CA (CREDIT: Michelle Lucas); RIGHT: William Shatner, October 21, 2023, San Diego, CA (CREDIT: Michelle Lucas);

LEFT: Frank Rubio, October 13, 2023, Houston, TX (CREDIT: Mark Usciak); RIGHT: Bob Cenker with Mark Pattison, October 8, 2023, KSC, FL (CREDIT: Mark Pattison);