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May 15 - 17, 2025
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

TBA -
Frederick Gregory
(STS-51B, STS-33, STS-44)

Astronaut Encounter
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

May 15, 2025
Denver, Colorado

7:00pm -
Katy Perry
(Blue Origin NS-31)

The Lifetimes Tour
Ball Arena

May 15, 2025
Hutchinson, Kansas

9:00am -
Donald Thomas
(STS-65, STS-70, STS-83, STS-94)

Coffee at the Cosmo: The Legacy of the Space Shuttle
Cosmosphere space museum

May 15, 2025
Houston, Texas

5:30pm -
Eugene Kranz
(Flight Director)

American Astronautical Society Lifetime Achievement Award Ceremony
Space Center Houston

May 15, 2025
London, England (United Kingdom)

4:55pm -
Tim Peake
(Soyuz TMA-19M, ISS 46/47)

Timeline Adviser 3.0 conference
Magazine London

May 16, 2025
Houston, Texas

8:30am -
Mark Polansky
(STS-98, STS-116, STS-127)

Breakfast with an Astronaut
The Food Lab, Space Center Houston

May 16, 2025
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 Theater, Space Center Houston

May 17, 2025
Gaithersburg, Maryland

10:00am -
Charles Bolden
(STS-61C, STS-31, STS-45, STS-60)

Leland Melvin
(STS-122, STS-129)

Gaitherburg Book Festival
Bohrer Park

May 17, 2025
Las Vegas, Nevada

7:00pm -
Katy Perry
(Blue Origin NS-31)

The Lifetimes Tour
T-Mobile Arena

May 17, 2025
Durham, New Hampshire

9:00am -
Scott "Kidd" Poteet
(Polaris Dawn)

12:30pm -
Scott "Kidd" Poteet
(Polaris Dawn)

4:00pm -
Scott "Kidd" Poteet
(Polaris Dawn)

Commencement ceremonies
Whittemore Center Arena, Key Auto Group Complex, University of New Hampshire

May 17, 2025
Tulsa, Oklahoma

6:00pm -
John Herrington
(STS-113)

2025 Aviator Ball: A Night of Flight
Tulsa Air and Space Museum & Planetarium

May 17, 2025
Houston, Texas

8:30am -
Rex Walheim
(STS-110, STS-122, STS-135)

Breakfast with an Astronaut
The Food Lab, Space Center Houston

May 17, 2025
Houston, Texas

11:30am -
Rex Walheim
(STS-110, STS-122, STS-135)

1:20pm -
Rex Walheim
(STS-110, STS-122, STS-135)

Astronaut Mission Memories
Space Center Theater, Space Center Houston

May 18 - 21, 2025
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

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

Astronaut Encounter
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

May 20, 2025
Austin, Texas

7:00pm -
Katy Perry
(Blue Origin NS-31)

The Lifetimes Tour
Moody Center

May 20, 2025
Edinburg, Texas

TBA -
Michael Fossum
(STS-121, STS-124, Soyuz TMA-02M, ISS-28/29)

Rio Grande Valley Philanthropic Foundation STEM Nation 2025 Student Conference
Bert Ogden Arena

May 20, 2025
Venice, Italy

7:00pm -
Anthea Comellini
(ESA reserve astronaut candidate)

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

Walter Villadei
(VSS Unity 23, Ax-3)

Venice Space Gala featuring the Italian Space Awards
Oficine 800

May 21, 2025
Dallas, Texas

7:00pm -
Katy Perry
(Blue Origin NS-31)

The Lifetimes Tour
American Airlines Center

May 22 - 25, 2025
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

TBA -
Daniel Tani
(STS-108, STS-120, ISS-16)

Astronaut Encounter
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

May 22, 2025
Chantilly, Virginia

6:00pm -
Kevin Chilton
(STS-49, STS-59, STS-76)

Air Force Historical Foundation Awards Banquet
Space Hangar, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

May 23 - 24, 2025
Boston, Massachusetts

7:30pm -
Sunita Williams
(STS-116, ISS-14/15, Soyuz TMA-05M, ISS 32/33, Starliner CFT/Crew-9, ISS-71/72)

Boston Pops: Music of the Cosmos
Boston Symphony Hall

May 23 - 24, 2025
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

TBA -
William Shatner
(Blue Origin NS-18)

GalaxyCon Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City Convention Center

May 23, 2025
Houston, Texas

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

Breakfast with an Astronaut
The Food Lab, Space Center Houston

May 23, 2025
Houston, Texas

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

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

Astronaut Mission Memories
Space Center Theater, Space Center Houston

May 24, 2025
Houston, Texas

8:30am -
Mark Polansky
(STS-98, STS-116, STS-127)

Breakfast with an Astronaut
The Food Lab, Space Center Houston

May 24, 2025
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 Theater, Space Center Houston

May 26 - 29, 2025
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

TBA -
Kathryn Thornton
(STS-33, STS-49, STS-61, STS-73)

Astronaut Encounter
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

May 28 - 29, 2025
Washington, DC

TBA -
Sian Proctor
(Inspiration4)

Humans to the Moon & Mars Summit
Jack Morton Auditorium, The George Washington University

May 29, 2025
Cape Canaveral, Florida

TBA -
Scott Altman
(STS-90, STS-106, STS-109, STS-125)

Robert Cabana
(STS-41, STS-53, STS-65, STS-88)

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

Astronaut Scholarship Foundation Space Rendezvous: Astronaut Cocktail Challenge
Zarrella's Italian & Wood Fire Pizza

May 29, 2025
Cocoa Beach, Florida

TBA -
Kay Hire
(STS-90, STS-130)

Astronaut Scholarship Foundation Space Rendezvous
Hilton Cocoa Beach Oceanfront

May 30 - 31, 2025
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

TBA -
Terry Wilcutt
(STS-68, STS-79, STS-89, STS-106)

Astronaut Encounter
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

May 30 - 31, 2025
Houston, Texas

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

Breakfast with an Astronaut
The Food Lab, Space Center Houston

May 30 - 31, 2025
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

May 30, 2025
Cocoa Beach, Florida

TBA -
Robert Cabana
(STS-41, STS-53, STS-65, STS-88)

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

Robert Crippen
(STS-1, STS-7, STS-41C, STS-41G)

Bernard Harris
(STS-55, STS-63)

Joseph Kerwin
(Skylab 1)

Michael Lopez-Alegria
(STS-73, STS-92, STS-113, Soyuz TMA-9, ISS-14, Axiom-1, Axiom-3)

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

Julie Payette
(STS-96, STS-127)

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

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

Joseph Tanner
(STS-66, STS-82, STS-97, STS-115)

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

Astronaut Scholarship Foundation Space Rendezvous
Hilton Cocoa Beach Oceanfront

May 31, 2025
San Diego, California

5:30pm -
Charles Duke
(Apollo 16)

Gerald Griffin
(Flight Director)

Fred Haise
(Apollo 13)

Eugene Kranz
(Flight Director)

Rusty Schweickart
(Apollo 9)

Milton Windler
(Flight Director)

Black-tie gala: "The Legacy of Apollo"
San Diego Air & Space Museum

May 31, 2025
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

10:30am -
Scott Altman
(STS-90, STS-106, STS-109, STS-125)

Roy Bridges
(STS-51F)

Curtis Brown
(STS-47, STS-66, STS-77, STS-85, STS-95, STS-103)

Robert Cabana
(STS-41, STS-53, STS-65, STS-88)

Franklin Chang Diaz
(STS-61C, STS-34, STS-46, STS-60, STS-75, STS-91, STS-111)

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

Richard Covey
(STS-51I, STS-26, STS-38, STS-61)

Robert Crippen
(STS-1, STS-7, STS-41C, STS-41G)

Frank Culbertson
(STS-38, STS-51, STS-105, ISS-3)

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

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

Frederick Gregory
(STS-51B, STS-33, STS-44)

Bernard Harris
(STS-55, STS-63)

Janet Kavandi
(STS-91, STS-99, STS-104)

Joseph Kerwin
(Skylab 1)

Steven Lindsey
(STS-87, STS-95, STS-104, STS-121, STS-133)

Michael Lopez-Alegria
(STS-73, STS-92, STS-113, Soyuz TMA-9, ISS-14, Axiom-1, Axiom-3)

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

Kent Rominger
(STS-73, STS-80, STS-85, STS-96, STS-100)

Jerry Ross
(STS-61B, STS-27, STS-37, STS-55, STS-74, STS-88, STS-110)

Brewster Shaw
(STS-9, STS-61B, STS-28)

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

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

U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame induction ceremony
Space Shuttle Atlantis, Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

May 31, 2025
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

1:30pm -
Bernard Harris
(STS-55, STS-63)

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

2025 inductees meet and greet
U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame, Heroes & Legends, Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

May 31, 2025
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

TBA -
Scott Altman
(STS-90, STS-106, STS-109, STS-125)

John-David Bartoe
(STS-51F)

Roy Bridges
(STS-51F)

Curtis Brown
(STS-47, STS-66, STS-77, STS-85, STS-95, STS-103)

Robert Cabana
(STS-41, STS-53, STS-65, STS-88)

Franklin Chang Diaz
(STS-61C, STS-34, STS-46, STS-60, STS-75, STS-91, STS-111)

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

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

Richard Covey
(STS-51I, STS-26, STS-38, STS-61)

Robert Crippen
(STS-1, STS-7, STS-41C, STS-41G)

Frank Culbertson
(STS-38, STS-51, STS-105, ISS-3)

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

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

Jack Fischer
(Soyuz MS-04, ISS 51/52)

Victor Glover
(SpaceX Crew-1, ISS 64/65, Artemis II)

Linda Godwin
(STS-37, STS-59, STS-76, STS-108)

Frederick Gregory
(STS-51B, STS-33, STS-44)

Bernard Harris
(STS-55, STS-63)

Joan Higginbotham
(STS-116)

Kay Hire
(STS-90, STS-130)

Janet Kavandi
(STS-91, STS-99, STS-104)

Joseph Kerwin
(Skylab 1)

Steven Lindsey
(STS-87, STS-95, STS-104, STS-121, STS-133)

Michael Lopez-Alegria
(STS-73, STS-92, STS-113, Soyuz TMA-9, ISS-14, Axiom-1, Axiom-3)

Richard "Rick" Mastracchio
(STS-106, STS-118, STS-131, Soyuz TMA-11M, ISS 38/39)

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

Leland Melvin
(STS-122, STS-129)

Julie Payette
(STS-96, STS-127)

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

James "JR" Reilly
(STS-89, STS-104, STS-117)

Kent Rominger
(STS-73, STS-80, STS-85, STS-96, STS-100)

Jerry Ross
(STS-61B, STS-27, STS-37, STS-55, STS-74, STS-88, STS-110)

Winston Scott
(STS-72, STS-87)

Brewster Shaw
(STS-9, STS-61B, STS-28)

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

Joseph Tanner
(STS-66, STS-82, STS-97, STS-115)

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

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

Astronaut Scholarship Foundation U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame induction gala
Apollo/Saturn V Center, Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

May 31, 2025
Sandwich, Massachusetts

5:30pm -
Cady Coleman
(STS-73, STS-93, Soyuz TMA-20, ISS 26/27)

Gallery talk and book signing: "Sharing Space"
Sandwich Glass Museum

May 31, 2025
San Antonio, Texas

6:00pm -
Eileen Collins
(STS-63, STS-84, STS-93, STS-114)

San Antonio Women's Hall of Fame gala
Valero Energy's "The Vista" Event Center

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LEFT: Susan Kilrain with Becky Hardy and Rick Mulheirn, May 10, 2025, Bedford, UK (CREDIT: Rick Mulheirn); RIGHT: Hans Schlegel with Helmut Heisig, May 2, 2025, Stuttgart, Germany (CREDIT: Helmut Heisig);

LEFT: Duane Carey with Brian Ewenson, May 1, 2025, Bath, ME (CREDIT: Brian Ewenson); RIGHT: Meganne Christian with Simon Goddard, April 30, 2025, Bath, UK (CREDIT: Simon Goddard);

LEFT: Rick Mastracchio with Neil Da Costa, April 26, 2025, Windsor Locks, CT (CREDIT: Neil Da Costa); RIGHT: Tim Peake with Simon Goddard, April 22, 2025, London, UK (CREDIT: Simon Goddard);

From left to right: Eileen Collins, Scott Altman, Cady Coleman, Walter Villadei, Stephanie Wilson, Michael Gernhardt, Ellen Ochoa, Nick Hague, Bob Cabana, Jack Fischer, Michael Barratt, Janet Kavandi, Pam Melroy, Michel Coats, Shannon Walker, Peggy Whitson, Brent Jett, Sandy Magnus, Mark Polansky, Michael Bloomfield, Anna Fisher, Kay Hire, Mike Foreman, Rick Hieb, Kate Rubins and Randy Bresnik, April 25, 2025, Houston, TX (CREDIT: Gina Sunseri);

LEFT: Nicole Stott with Simon Goddard, April 19, 2025, Nashville, TN (CREDIT: Simon Goddard); RIGHT: Chris Boshuizen with Simon Goddard, April 22, 2025, London, UK (CREDIT: Simon Goddard);

LEFT: Hayley Arceneaux with Neil Da Costa, April 19, 2025, Nashville, TN (CREDIT: Neil Da Costa); RIGHT: Don Thomas, April 13, 2025, Titusville, FL (CREDIT: Mark Usciak);

LEFT: Joe Tanner, April 12, 2025, Titusville, FL (CREDIT: Mark Usciak); RIGHT: John Grunsfeld, April 12, 2025, Titusville, FL (CREDIT: Mark Usciak);

LEFT: Norm Thagard with Tom Usciak, April 11, 2025, KSC, FL (CREDIT: Mark Usciak); RIGHT: Eileen Collins with John Tylko, April 11, 2025, Titusville, FL (CREDIT: Mark Usciak);

LEFT: Anna Melon and Sarah Gillis with Todd Ericson and Rich Cooper, April 8, 2025, Colorado Springs, CO (CREDIT: Rich Cooper); RIGHT: Zebville Scoville and Gerry Griffin with Andy Poniros, April 5, 2025, Suffern, NY (CREDIT: Mark Usciak);