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January 2 - 5, 2026
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

January 2, 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

January 3, 2026
Houston, Texas

8:30am -

Rick Hieb

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


Breakfast with an Astronaut
The Food Lab, Space Center Houston

January 3, 2026
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

January 6 - 8, 2026
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

TBA -

Kathryn Thornton

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


Astronaut Encounter
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

January 9 - 12, 2026
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

TBA -

Julie Payette

(STS-96, STS-127)


Astronaut Encounter
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

January 9, 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

January 10, 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

January 10, 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

January 12 - 16, 2026
Orlando, Florida

TBA -

Peggy Whitson

(STS-111, ISS-5, Soyuz TMA-11, ISS-16, Soyuz MS-03, ISS 50/51/52, Axiom-2, Axiom-4)


AIAA SciTech Forum 2026
Hyatt Regency Orlando

January 12, 2026
Branson, Missouri

10:00am -

Barry "Butch" Wilmore

(STS-129, Soyuz TMA-14M, ISS 41/42, Starliner CFT/Crew-9, ISS-71/72)


Truth Traveler Meet & Greet
Andy Williams Moon River Theater

January 13 - 16, 2026
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

TBA -

Brian Duffy

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


Astronaut Encounter
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

January 15, 2026
Houston, Texas

6:15pm -

Emily Calandrelli

(Blue Origin NS-28)


Thought Leader Series
Space Center Houston

January 16 - 18, 2026
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

9:15am -

Kenneth Cameron

(STS-37, STS-56, STS-74)


Fly With an Astronaut
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

January 16, 2026
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

7:00pm -

NASA Astronaut

(TBA)


Space Race 3K Walk/Run
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

January 16, 2026
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

January 17 - 20, 2026
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

TBA -

N. Jan Davis

(STS-47, STS-60, STS-85)


Astronaut Encounter
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

January 17, 2026
Houston, Texas

8:30am -

Anna Fisher

(STS-51A)


Breakfast with an Astronaut
The Food Lab, Space Center Houston

January 17, 2026
Houston, Texas

11:30am -

Anna Fisher

(STS-51A)

1:20pm -

Anna Fisher

(STS-51A)


Astronaut Mission Memories
Space Center Theater, Space Center Houston

January 21 - 24, 2026
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

TBA -

Bonnie Dunbar

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


Astronaut Encounter
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

January 23 - 24, 2026
Houston, Texas

11:30am -

Carl Walz

(STS-51, STS-65, STS-79, STS-108, ISS-4)

1:20pm -

Carl Walz

(STS-51, STS-65, STS-79, STS-108, ISS-4)


Astronaut Mission Memories
Space Center Theater, Space Center Houston

January 23, 2026
Fort Myers, Florida

4:00pm -

Barry "Butch" Wilmore

(STS-129, Soyuz TMA-14M, ISS 41/42, Starliner CFT/Crew-9, ISS-71/72)


January 23, 2026
Oslo, Norway

TBA -

Jannicke Mikkelsen

(Fram2)


January 24, 2026
West Palm Beach, Florida

5:30pm -

Robert Crippen

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


Christopher Ferguson

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


January 24, 2026
Houston, Texas

8:30am -

Carl Walz

(STS-51, STS-65, STS-79, STS-108, ISS-4)


Breakfast with an Astronaut
The Food Lab, Space Center Houston

January 25 - 28, 2026
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

TBA -

Anna Fisher

(STS-51A)


Astronaut Encounter
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

January 25, 2026
Titusville, Florida

12:00pm -

N. Jan Davis

(STS-47, STS-60, STS-85)


January 26, 2026
Beverly Hills, California

6:00pm -

Eileen Collins

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


January 26, 2026
Trondheim, Norway

7:00pm -

Jannicke Mikkelsen

(Fram2)


Lecture: "On the Road to Space"
Vitensenteret i Trondheim (Trondheim Science Center)

January 28, 2026
Concord, New Hampshire

5:00pm -

Ricky Arnold

(STS-119, Soyuz MS-08, ISS 55/56)


January 29 - 31, 2026
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

TBA -

Woody Spring

(STS-61B)


Astronaut Encounter
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

January 29, 2026
Hollister, California

4:30pm -

Jose Hernandez

(STS-128)


January 29, 2026
DeFuniak Springs, Florida

8:30am -

Mike Mullane

(STS-41D, STS-27, STS-36)


Florida Chautauqua Association Assembly
DeFuniak Springs Community Center

January 30, 2026
Orlando, Florida

11:00am -

Kay Hire

(STS-90, STS-130)


SpaceCom | Space Congress
West Concourse A, Orange County Convention Center (OCCC)

January 30, 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

January 31, 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

January 31, 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


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