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October 11, 2024
New York, New York

6:00pm -

Richard Garriott

(Soyuz TMA-13)



October 11, 2024
Houston, Texas

11:30am -

Michael Foreman

(STS-123, STS-129)

1:20pm -

Michael Foreman

(STS-123, STS-129)


Astronaut Mission Memories
Space Center Theater, Space Center Houston


October 12 - 14, 2024
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

TBA -

Guy Gardner

(STS-27, STS-35)


Astronaut Encounter
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex


October 12 - 13, 2024
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

9:15am -

Bruce Melnick

(STS-41, STS-49)


Fly With an Astronaut
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex


October 12, 2024
Houston, Texas

8:30am -

Rick Hieb

(STS-39, STS-49, STS-65)


Breakfast with an Astronaut
The Food Lab, Space Center Houston


October 12, 2024
Houston, Texas

11:30am -

Rick Hieb

(STS-39, STS-49, STS-65)

1:20pm -

Rick Hieb

(STS-39, STS-49, STS-65)


Astronaut Mission Memories
Space Center Theater, Space Center Houston


October 14, 2024
Milan, Italy

1:45pm -

Bill Nelson

(STS-61C)

6:15pm -

Pamela Melroy

(STS-92, STS-112, STS-120)


International Astronautical Congress (IAC)
Auditorium, Level 3, South Wing, MiCo Convention Centre


October 15 - 18, 2024
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

TBA -

Frederick Gregory

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


Astronaut Encounter
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex


October 15, 2024
Milan, Italy

1:45pm -

Jeffrey Hoffman

(STS-51D, STS-35, STS-46, STS-61, STS-75)


International Astronautical Congress (IAC)
Auditorium, Level 3, South Wing, MiCo Convention Centre


October 16, 2024
Westmount, Ontario (Canada)

7:00pm -

Marc Garneau

(STS-41G, STS-77, STS-97)



October 17, 2024
Macon, Georgia

5:30pm -

Joan Higginbotham

(STS-116)


Community lecture and reception
Museum of Arts & Sciences


October 17, 2024
Elkridge, Maryland

7:00pm -

Thomas Jones

(STS-59, STS-68, STS-80, STS-98)


Presentation and book signing: "Space Shuttle Stories"
Belmont/Hockley Room, Howard County Library, Elkridge Branch


October 17, 2024
Ottawa, Ontario (Canada)

7:00pm -

Marc Garneau

(STS-41G, STS-77, STS-97)



October 18, 2024
Houston, Texas

11:30am -

Anna Fisher

(STS-51A)

1:20pm -

Anna Fisher

(STS-51A)


Astronaut Mission Memories
Space Center Theater, Space Center Houston


October 18, 2024
Milan, Italy

12:15pm -

Hazza Al Mansoori

(Soyuz MS-15)


Tony Antonelli

(STS-119, STS-132)


Tuva Cihangir Atasever

(Türkiye astronaut candidate)


Maurizio Cheli

(STS-75)


Anthea Comellini

(ESA reserve astronaut candidate)


Samantha Cristoforetti

(Soyuz TMA-15M, ISS 42/43, SpaceX Crew-4, ISS 67/68)


Alvin Drew

(STS-118, STS-133)


Pedro Duque

(STS-95, Soyuz TMA-3)


Reinhold Ewald

(Soyuz TM-25)


Alper Gezeravci

(Axiom-3)


Akihiko Hoshide

(STS-124, Soyuz TMA-05M, ISS-32/33, SpaceX Crew-2, ISS 64/65)


Sergei Krikalev

(Soyuz TM-7, Soyuz TM-12, STS-60, STS-88, Soyuz TM-31, ISS-1, Soyuz TMA-6, ISS-11)


André Kuipers

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


Michael Lopez-Alegria

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


Franco Malerba

(STS-46)


Paolo Nespoli

(STS-120, Soyuz TMA-20, ISS 26/27, Soyuz MS-05, ISS 52/53)


Soichi Noguchi

(STS-114, Soyuz TMA-17, ISS 22/23, SpaceX Crew-1, ISS 63/64)


Luca Parmitano

(Soyuz TMA-09M, ISS 36/37, Soyuz MS-13, ISS 60/61)


Andrea Patassa

(ESA reserve astronaut candidate)


Carmen Possnig

(ESA reserve astronaut candidate)


Eytan Stibbe

(Axiom-1)


Franz Viehböck

(Soyuz TM-13)


Walter Villadei

(VSS Unity 23, Ax-3)


Roberto Vittori

(Soyuz TM-34, Soyuz TMA-6, STS-134)


Koichi Wakata

(STS-72, STS-92, STS-119, ISS 18/19/20, Soyuz TMA-11M, ISS 38/39, SpaceX Crew-5, ISS 68/69)

2:30pm -

Tony Antonelli

(STS-119, STS-132)


Tuva Cihangir Atasever

(Türkiye astronaut candidate)


Anthea Comellini

(ESA reserve astronaut candidate)


Reinhold Ewald

(Soyuz TM-25)


Akihiko Hoshide

(STS-124, Soyuz TMA-05M, ISS-32/33, SpaceX Crew-2, ISS 64/65)


Luca Parmitano

(Soyuz TMA-09M, ISS 36/37, Soyuz MS-13, ISS 60/61)



October 19 - 22, 2024
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

TBA -

Woody Spring

(STS-61B)


Astronaut Encounter
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex


October 19, 2024
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


October 19, 2024
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


October 20, 2024
Montreal, Quebec (Canada)

12:00pm -

Chris Hadfield

(STS-74, STS-100, Soyuz TMA-07M, ISS 34/35)



October 22, 2024
Wilmington, North Carolina

7:00pm -

Scott Kelly

(STS-103, STS-118, Soyuz TMA-01M, ISS 25/26, Soyuz TMA-16M, ISS 43/44/45/46)


Chancellor's Dare to Learn Lecture
Kenan Auditorium, University of North Carolina Wilmington


October 23 - 26, 2024
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

TBA -

Charles Walker <2>(STS-41D, STS-51D, STS-61B)


Astronaut Encounter
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex


October 25 - 26, 2024
San Antonio, Texas

TBA -

William Shatner

(Blue Origin NS-18)


SpaceCon San Antonio
Freeman Coliseum Expo Halls


October 25, 2024
Pearlington, Mississippi

9:00pm -

Fred Haise

(Apollo 13)



October 25, 2024
Houston, Texas

11:30am -

Kevin Ford

(STS-128, Soyuz TMA-06M, ISS 33/34)

1:20am -

Kevin Ford

(STS-128, Soyuz TMA-06M, ISS 33/34)


Astronaut Mission Memories
Space Center Theater, Space Center Houston


October 26, 2024
Houston, Texas

8:30am -

Brian Duffy

(STS-45, STS-57, STS-72, STS-92)


Breakfast with an Astronaut
The Food Lab, Space Center Houston


October 26, 2024
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


October 27 - 31, 2024
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

TBA -

Michael Baker

(STS-43, STS-52, STS-68, STS-81)


Astronaut Encounter
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex


October 28, 2024
Mississippi State, Mississippi

TBA -

Christopher Ferguson

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



October 30, 2024
Lake Forest, Illinois

6:00pm -

James Lovell

(Gemini 7, Gemini 12, Apollo 8, Apollo 13)



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