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May 1 - 3, 2026
Oracle, Arizona

TBA -
Eiman Jahangir
(Blue Origin NS-26)

Analog Astronaut Conference (keynote)
Biosphere 2

May 1 - 2, 2026
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

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

Astronaut Encounter
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

May 1 - 2, 2026
Houston, Texas

11:30am -
Hans Schlegel
(STS-55, STS-122)

1:20pm -
Hans Schlegel
(STS-55, STS-122)

Astronaut Mission Memories
Space Center Theater, Space Center Houston

May 1, 2026
Athens, Ohio

9:30am -
Larry Connor
(Axiom-1)

Commencement Graduate Ceremony: honorary degree
Convocation Center, Ohio University

May 1, 2026
Houston, Texas

8:30am -
Hans Schlegel
(STS-55, STS-122)

Breakfast with an Astronaut
The Food Lab, Space Center Houston

May 2, 2026
Colorado Springs, Colorado

10:30am -
Timothy Kopra
(STS-127, ISS 19/20, Soyuz TMA-19M, ISS 46/47)

11:00am -
Timothy Kopra
(STS-127, ISS 19/20, Soyuz TMA-19M, ISS 46/47)

12:30pm -
Duane "Digger" Carey
(STS-109)

1:00pm -
Duane "Digger" Carey
(STS-109)

1:30pm -
Timothy Kopra
(STS-127, ISS 19/20, Soyuz TMA-19M, ISS 46/47)

National Space Day Community Event
Space Foundation Discovery Center

May 2, 2026
Athens, Ohio

9:00am -
Larry Connor
(Axiom-1)

Commencement Undergraduate Ceremony: keynote address
Convocation Center, Ohio University

May 2, 2026
Houston, Texas

8:30am -
Anna Fisher
(STS-51A)

Breakfast with an Astronaut
The Food Lab, Space Center Houston

May 6, 2026
Boston, Massachusetts

6:00pm -
Sunita Williams
(STS-116, ISS-14/15, Soyuz TMA-05M, ISS 32/33, Starliner CFT/Crew-9, ISS-71/72)

Science Club for Girls Catalyst Awards: Keynote
The Grand

May 8, 2026
Rochester, New York

10:00am -
Mae Jemison
(STS-47)

Academic Commencement: Keynote and honorary doctor of science degree
Gordon Field House and Activities Center, Rochester Institute of Technology

May 8, 2026
Houston, Texas

8:30am -
Kevin Ford
(STS-128, Soyuz TMA-06M, ISS 33/34)

Breakfast with an Astronaut
The Food Lab, Space Center Houston

May 8, 2026
Houston, Texas

11:30am -
Kevin Ford
(STS-128, Soyuz TMA-06M, ISS 33/34)

1:20pm -
Kevin Ford
(STS-128, Soyuz TMA-06M, ISS 33/34)

Astronaut Mission Memories
Space Center Theater, Space Center Houston

May 9, 2026
Houston, Texas

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

Breakfast with an Astronaut
The Food Lab, Space Center Houston

May 9, 2026
Houston, Texas

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

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

Astronaut Mission Memories
Space Center Theater, Space Center Houston

May 12 - 14, 2026
Boston, Massachusetts

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

International Symposium on Product Compliance Engineering keynote
Courtyard Boston Downtown

May 13, 2026
Reading, Pennsylvania

5:00pm -
Michael Massimino
(STS-109, STS-125)

Greater Reading Chamber Alliance 13th Annual Dinner
Santander Arena

May 14 - 15, 2026
Cocoa Beach, Florida

TBA -
Andrew Allen
(STS-46, STS-62, STS-75)

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

Serena Auñón-Chancellor
(Soyuz MS-09, ISS 56/57)

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

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

Daniel Brandenstein
(STS-8, STS-51G, STS-32, STS-49)

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)

Kevin Chilton
(STS-49, STS-59, STS-76)

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)

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

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

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

Bernard Harris
(STS-55, STS-63)

Joan Higginbotham
(STS-116)

Kay Hire
(STS-90, STS-130)

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

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

Thomas Marshburn
(STS-127, Soyuz TMA-07M, ISS 34/35, Crew-3, ISS-66/67)

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

Leland Melvin
(STS-122, STS-129)

Barbara Morgan
(STS-118)

Robert Satcher
(STS-129)

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

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

Astronaut Scholarship Foundation Space Rendezvous
Hilton Cocoa Beach Oceanfront

May 14, 2026
Cape Canaveral, Florida

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

Bernard Harris
(STS-55, STS-63)

Joan Higginbotham
(STS-116)

Barbara Morgan
(STS-118)

Astronaut Scholarship Foundation Space Rendezvous: Astronaut Cocktail Challenge
Zarella's Italian and Wood Fired Pizza

May 15 - 17, 2026
Xenia, Ohio

TBA -
John Shoffner
(Axiom-2)

Dayton Amateur Radio Association Hamvention: ARISS Experience
Greene County Fair and Expo Center

May 15, 2026
Houston, Texas

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

Breakfast with an Astronaut
The Food Lab, Space Center Houston

May 15, 2026
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 16, 2026
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

10:30am -
Thomas Akers
(STS-41, STS-49, STS-61, STS-79)

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

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

Daniel Brandenstein
(STS-8, STS-51G, STS-32, STS-49)

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)

Kevin Chilton
(STS-49, STS-59, STS-76)

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)

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

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

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

Bernard Harris
(STS-55, STS-63)

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

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

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

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

2026 U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame Induction
Space Shuttle Atlantis, Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

May 16, 2026
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

TBA -
Thomas Akers
(STS-41, STS-49, STS-61, STS-79)

Andrew Allen
(STS-46, STS-62, STS-75)

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

Serena Auñón-Chancellor
(Soyuz MS-09, ISS 56/57)

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

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

Daniel Brandenstein
(STS-8, STS-51G, STS-32, STS-49)

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)

Kevin Chilton
(STS-49, STS-59, STS-76)

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)

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

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

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

Bernard Harris
(STS-55, STS-63)

Joan Higginbotham
(STS-116)

Kay Hire
(STS-90, STS-130)

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

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

Thomas Marshburn
(STS-127, Soyuz TMA-07M, ISS 34/35, Crew-3, ISS-66/67)

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

Leland Melvin
(STS-122, STS-129)

Barbara Morgan
(STS-118)

Robert Satcher
(STS-129)

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

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

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

2026 U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame Induction Gala
Apollo/Saturn V Center, Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

May 16, 2026
Houston, Texas

8:30am -
Anna Fisher
(STS-51A)

Breakfast with an Astronaut
The Food Lab, Space Center Houston

May 16, 2026
Houston, Texas

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

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

Astronaut Mission Memories
Space Center Theater, Space Center Houston

May 17, 2026
Houston, Texas

11:00am -
Michael Bloomfield
(STS-86, STS-97, STS-110)

Downtown Rotary Space Stories & Leadership Lunch
The Ballroom at Tanglewood

May 18, 2026
Chicago, Illinois

5:00pm -
Nicole Stott
(STS-128, ISS 20/21, STS-133)

Conversation with artists Sarah and Joseph Belknap "on the Cosmos"
Smart Museum of Art

May 19, 2026
San Antonio, Texas

TBA -
David Hilmers
(STS-51J, STS-26, STS-36, STS-42)

AIM (Academia, Industry, Military) Health R&D Summit
Henry B. González Convention Center

May 20, 2026
Miramar Beach, Florida

TBA -
Michael Finke
(Soyuz TMA-4, ISS-9, Soyuz TMA-13, ISS 18, STS-134, SpaceX Crew-11, ISS-73/74)

Empower Users' Group (EUG) Workshop
Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort

May 20, 2026
Canberra, Australia

TBA -
Pamela Melroy
(STS-92, STS-112, STS-120)

Safeskies Australia conference dinner keynote
Hyatt Hotel

May 22, 2026
Houston, Texas

8:30am -
Michael Foreman
(STS-123, STS-129)

Breakfast with an Astronaut
The Food Lab, Space Center Houston

May 22, 2026
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

May 23, 2026
Wolfeboro, New Hampshire

9:00am -
Marsha Ivins
(STS-32, STS-46, STS-62, STS-81, STS-98)

Commencement speaker
Brown Field, Brewster Academy.

May 23, 2026
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

May 28, 2026
Nashville, Tennessee

8:00am -
Michael Massimino
(STS-109, STS-125)

Door and Hardware Institute (DHI) All Access Conference keynote
Loews Nashville Hotel at Vanderbilt Plaza

May 29 - 30, 2026
Houston, Texas

8:30am -
Brian Duffy
(STS-45, STS-57, STS-72, STS-92)

Breakfast with an Astronaut
The Food Lab, Space Center Houston

May 29 - 30, 2026
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

May 30, 2026
Otta, Ontario (Canada)

5:00pm -
Dave Williams
(STS-90, STS-118)

Jack's Gala: Reaching for the Stars
Newbridge Ballroom, The Brookstreet Hotel

May 31, 2026
Turners Falls, Massachussetts

4:00pm -
Cady Coleman
(STS-73, STS-93, Soyuz TMA-20, ISS 26/27)

Earth Music Theater Live with Steve Thomas
Shea Theater Arts Center