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Illinois

September 19, 2026
Chicago, Illinois

6:30pm -

John Grunsfeld

(STS-67, STS-81, STS-103, STS-109, STS-125)


Celestial Bash
Adler Planetarium

September 20, 2026
Chicago, Illinois

TBA -

William Shatner

(Blue Origin NS-18)


September 21, 2026
Chicago, Illinois

8:45am -

Joan Higginbotham

(STS-116)


October 2, 2026
Champaign, Illinois

6:00pm -

Michael Hopkins

(Soyuz TMA-10M, ISS 37/38, SpaceX Crew-1, ISS 63/64)


University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Homecoming Parade Grand Marshal
Corner of Fourth Street and Kirby Avenue to First Street

October 3, 2026
Champaign, Illinois

TBA -

Michael Hopkins

(Soyuz TMA-10M, ISS 37/38, SpaceX Crew-1, ISS 63/64)


October 29, 2026
Joliet, Illinois

7:00pm -

William Shatner

(Blue Origin NS-18)



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