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August 1 - 4, 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

August 1, 2026
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

TBA -

Winston Scott

(STS-72, STS-87)


American Aviation Weekend: Pilot meet and greet
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

August 1, 2026
Cape Elizabeth, Maine

8:00am -

Sunita Williams

(STS-116, ISS-14/15, Soyuz TMA-05M, ISS 32/33, Starliner CFT/Crew-9, ISS-71/72)


TD Beach to Beacon 10K race: runner 608
Route 77, near the entrance to Crescent Beach State Park, to Fort Williams

August 1, 2026
Houston, Texas

8:30am -

Michael Baker

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


Breakfast with an Astronaut
The Food Lab, Space Center Houston

August 1, 2026
Houston, Texas

11:30am -

Michael Baker

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

1:20pm -

Michael Baker

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


Astronaut Mission Memories
Space Center Theater, Space Center Houston

August 1, 2026
Vinstra, Norway

6:00pm -

Jannicke Mikkelsen

(Fram2)


Peer Gynt party
Vinstra Park

August 2 - 16, 2026
Oslo, Norway (departure)

TBA -

Sandra Magnus

(STS-112, STS-126, ISS 18, STS-135)


Cruise: Jewels of the Arctic - Greenland Solar Eclipse
Aurora Expeditions The Greg Mortimor

August 2, 2026
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

TBA -

Frederick Gregory

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


American Aviation Weekend: Pilot meet and greet
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

August 2, 2026
Durban, South Africa

4:00pm -

Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger

(STS-131)


August 3, 2026
Morrison, Colorado

9:30am -

Victor Glover

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


Jeremy Hansen

(Artemis II)


Christina Koch

(Soyuz MS-12, ISS 59/60/61, Artemis II)
Reid Wiseman

(Soyuz TMA-13M, ISS 40/41, Artemis II)


NASA Artemis II Crew Event
Red Rocks Amphitheatre

August 3, 2026
Cape Town, South Africa

6:00pm -

Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger

(STS-131)


August 4, 2026
Pasadena, California

2:00pm -

Harrison Schmitt

(Apollo 17)


Public lecture on lunar geology and exploring Taurus-Littrow (pre-registration required)
Cahill Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics, California Institute of Technology

August 5 - 20, 2026
Portsmouth, England (United Kingdom) (departure)

TBA -

Tony Antonelli

(STS-119, STS-132)


Pamela Melroy

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


August 5 - 8, 2026
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

TBA -

Charles Walker

(STS-41D, STS-51D, STS-61B)


Astronaut Encounter
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

August 5, 2026
Houston, Texas

7:00pm -

Luca Parmitano

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


Presentation: "Human Spaceflight: Present & Future"
Italian Cultural & Community Center

August 6, 2026
Huntsville, Alabama

12:00pm -

Michael Foreman

(STS-123, STS-129)


Meet an Astronaut
U.S. Space & Rocket Center

August 6, 2026
Shepherdstown, West Virginia

4:00pm -

Paul Lockhart

(STS-111, STS-113)


Read aloud and short talk
Shepherdstown Public Library

August 7, 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

August 7, 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

August 8, 2026
Richmond, California

5:00pm -

Jose Hernandez

(STS-128)


Richmond SOL Community Awards
Richmond Police Activities League

August 8, 2026
Danville, Illinois

2:00pm -

Joseph Tanner

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


Presentation: "Mastodons to the Moon"
Dick Van Dyke Auditorium, Danville High School

August 8, 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

August 8, 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

August 8, 2026
Speyer, Germany

2:00pm -

Mark Lee

(STS-30, STS-47, STS-64, STS-82)


Public presentation
Technik Museum Speyer

August 9 - 13, 2026
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

TBA -

Sam Gemar

(STS-38, STS-48, STS-62)


Astronaut Encounter
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

August 9, 2026
Danville, Illinois

1:30pm -

Joseph Tanner

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


August 10 - 22, 2026
Barcelona, Spain (departure)

TBA -

Sirisha Bandla

(VSS Unity 22)


Ron Rosano

(Galactic 04)


Dylan Taylor

(Blue Origin NS-19)


August 11 - 18, 2026
Greenland, Denmark (departure)

TBA -

Kathryn Sullivan

(STS-41G, STS-31, STS-45)


EYOS Expeditions solar eclipse cruise
Aqua Lares luxury expedition yacht

August 12 - 15, 2026
Hellisandur, Snæfelsness Peninsula (Iceland)

TBA -

Chris Boshuizen

(Blue Origin NS-18)


Jeanette Epps

(SpaceX Crew-8, ISS 70/71)


Ronald Garan

(STS-124, Soyuz TMA-21, ISS 27/28)


Joan Higginbotham

(STS-116)


Christopher Huie

(VSS Unity 25)


Sian Proctor

(Inspiration4)


Sara Sabry

(Blue Origin NS-22)


Keisha Schahaff

(Galactic-02)


Amelie Schoenenwald

(ESA reserve astronaut)


August 13, 2026
Huntsville, Alabama

12:00pm -

Lawrence DeLucas

(STS-50)


Meet an Astronaut
U.S. Space & Rocket Center

August 14 - 18, 2026
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

TBA -

Stephen Frick

(STS-110, STS-122)


Astronaut Encounter
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

August 14, 2026
Pavillion, Nebraska

7:00am -

Clayton Anderson

(STS-117, ISS-15/16, STS-131)


August 14, 2026
New York, New York

9:05am -

Hayley Arceneaux

(Inspiration4)


August 14, 2026
Houston, Texas

8:30am -

Michael Foreman

(STS-123, STS-129)


Breakfast with an Astronaut
The Food Lab, Space Center Houston

August 14, 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

August 15, 2026
Houston, Texas

8:30am -

Anna Fisher

(STS-51A)


Breakfast with an Astronaut
The Food Lab, Space Center Houston

August 15, 2026
Houston, Texas

11:30am -

Anna Fisher

(STS-51A)

1:20pm -

Anna Fisher

(STS-51A)


Astronaut Mission Memories
Space Center Theater, Space Center Houston

August 15, 2026
Pudukkottai, India

9:00am -

Donald Thomas

(STS-65, STS-70, STS-83, STS-94)


Meet & Greet for students
Brilliant Senior Secondary School

August 19 - 22, 2026
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

TBA -

Michael Foreman

(STS-123, STS-129)


Astronaut Encounter
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

August 20, 2026
Huntsville, Alabama

12:00pm -

Kenneth Cameron

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


Meet an Astronaut
U.S. Space & Rocket Center

August 21, 2026
Cape Canaveral, Florida

8:00am -

Jared Isaacman

(Inspiration4, Polaris Dawn)


8th Space Coast Symposium & Expo
Radisson Resort at the Port

August 21, 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

August 22, 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

August 22, 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

August 23 - 26, 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

August 24, 2026
Hobart, Tasmania (Australia)

8:15am -

Robert Thirsk

(STS-78, Soyuz TMA-15, ISS 20/21)

11:30am -

Robert Thirsk

(STS-78, Soyuz TMA-15, ISS 20/21)


August 25, 2026
Hobart, Tasmania (Australia)

9:15am -

Robert Thirsk

(STS-78, Soyuz TMA-15, ISS 20/21)

2:15pm -

Robert Thirsk

(STS-78, Soyuz TMA-15, ISS 20/21)


August 26, 2026
Hobart, Tasmania (Australia)

9:15am -

Robert Thirsk

(STS-78, Soyuz TMA-15, ISS 20/21)

1:15pm -

Robert Thirsk

(STS-78, Soyuz TMA-15, ISS 20/21)

3:30pm -

Robert Thirsk

(STS-78, Soyuz TMA-15, ISS 20/21)


August 26, 2026
Bordeaux, France

TBA -

Jean-François Clervoy

(STS-66, STS-84, STS-103)


Charles Duke

(Apollo 16)


Nicole Stott

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


Space For A Better World Zero-G Flight
Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport

August 27 - 31, 2026
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

TBA -

Kenneth Cameron

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


Astronaut Encounter
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

August 27, 2026
Huntsville, Alabama

12:00pm -

Robert "Hoot" Gibson

(STS-41B, STS-61C, STS-27, STS-47, STS-71)


Meet an Astronaut
U.S. Space & Rocket Center

August 27, 2026
Hobart, Tasmania (Australia)

9:15am -

Katherine Bennell-Pegg

(Australian Space Agency astronaut)

10:30am -

Eric Philips

(Fram2)


August 28, 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

August 28, 2026
Tramelan, Switzerland

4:15pm -

Claude Nicollier

(STS-46, STS-61, STS-75, STS-103)


Marco Sieber

(ESA astronaut)

8:00pm -

Claude Nicollier

(STS-46, STS-61, STS-75, STS-103)


Marco Sieber

(ESA astronaut)


August 29, 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

August 29, 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


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LEFT: Jared Isaacman with Edward Forst and Trina Dyal, July 31, 2026, Hampton, VA (Mark Usciak); RIGHT: Susan Kilrain and Hoot Gibson with Mark Pestana and Francis French, July 25, 2026, Tucson, AZ (Francis French);
LEFT To RIGHT (front row): Charlie Walker, Steve Hawley, Nicole Stott, Susan Kilrain and Hoot Gibson with Spacefest Continues speakers, July 25, 2026, Tucson, AZ (Francis French);
LEFT: Nicole Stott with Francis French, July 25, 2026, Tucson, AZ (Francis French); RIGHT: Hoot Gibson with David Houseworth, July 21, 2026, Oshkosh, WI (David Houseworth);
LEFT: Eileen Collins with David Houseworth, July 21, 2026, Oshkosh, WI (David Houseworth); RIGHT: Jay Apt with David Houseworth, July 21, 2026, Oshkosh, WI (David Houseworth);
LEFT: Jim Voss with David Houseworth, July 21, 2026, Oshkosh, WI (David Houseworth); RIGHT: Kathy Thornton with Gerhard Daum, July 19, 2026, Speyer, Germany (Gerhard Daum);
LEFT: Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger with Johnathan Brackett, July 16, 2026, Huntsville, AL (Johnathan Brackett); RIGHT: Reid Wiseman and Christina Koch with Luigi Pizzimenti, July 16, 2026, Turin, Italy (Luigi Pizzimenti);
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LEFT: Steve Frick with Rusty Dawson, July 2, 2026, KSC, FL (Rusty Dawson); RIGHT: Fred Haise, June 27, 2026, Biloxi, MS (Allen Cole);
LEFT: Rabea Rogge with Gehard Daum, June 20, 2026, Speyer, Germany (Gerhard Daum); RIGHT: Steve Hawley, June 20, 2026, Cocoa Beach, FL (Mark Usiak);
LEFT: Hoot Gibson, June 20, 2026, Cocoa Beach, FL (Mark Usiak); RIGHT: Nicole Stott, June 20, 2026, Cocoa Beach, FL (Mark Usiak);
LEFT: Susan Kilrain, June 20, 2026, Cocoa Beach, FL (Mark Usiak); RIGHT: Mike Baker, June 20, 2026, Cocoa Beach, FL (Mark Usiak);
LEFT: Norm Thagard, June 20, 2026, Cocoa Beach, FL (Mark Usiak); RIGHT: Mike Mullane, June 20, 2026, Cocoa Beach, FL (Mark Usiak);