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Florida

May 30 - 31, 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

June 1 - 4, 2026
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

TBA -
Terry Wilcutt
(STS-68, STS-79, STS-89, STS-106)

Astronaut Encounter
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

June 5 - 8, 2026
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

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

Astronaut Encounter
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

June 5 - 7, 2026
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

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

Fly With an Astronaut
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

June 6, 2026
Odessa, Florida

9:00am -
Nicole Stott
(STS-128, ISS 20/21, STS-133)

Talk and book signing: "Back to Earth"
Library Cultural Center, Starkey Ranch Theatre

June 9 - 12, 2026
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

TBA -
Bill McArthur
(STS-58, STS-74, STS-92, Soyuz TMA-7, ISS-12)

Astronaut Encounter
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

June 13 - 16, 2026
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

TBA -
Charles Walker
(STS-41D, STS-51D, STS-61B)

Astronaut Encounter
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

June 17 - 21, 2026
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

TBA -
Sam Gemar
(STS-38, STS-48, STS-62)

Astronaut Encounter
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

June 19 - 21, 2026
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

TBA -
Anna Fisher
(STS-51A)

Fly With an Astronaut
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

June 19, 2026
Titusville, Florida

6:00pm -
Michael Baker
(STS-43, STS-52, STS-68, STS-81)

Robert "Hoot" Gibson
(STS-41B, STS-61C, STS-27, STS-47, STS-71)

Steven Hawley
(STS-41D, STS-61C, STS-31, STS-82, STS-93)

Susan Kilrain
(STS-83, STS-94)

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

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

Norman Thagard
(STS-7, STS-51B, STS-30, STS-42, Soyuz TM-21, Mir)

American Space Museum's ShuttleFest V: Cocktail Party
American Space Museum

June 20, 2026
Cocoa Beach, Florida

9:00am -
Michael Baker
(STS-43, STS-52, STS-68, STS-81)

Robert "Hoot" Gibson
(STS-41B, STS-61C, STS-27, STS-47, STS-71)

Norman Thagard
(STS-7, STS-51B, STS-30, STS-42, Soyuz TM-21, Mir)

American Space Museum's ShuttleFest V: "Americans in Russian Spaceships" panel
Hilton Cocoa Beach Oceanfront

June 21, 2026
Cocoa Beach, Florida

9:00am -
Steven Hawley
(STS-41D, STS-61C, STS-31, STS-82, STS-93)

Susan Kilrain
(STS-83, STS-94)

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

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

American Space Museum's ShuttleFest V: "30 Year Legacy of the Shuttle Era"
Hilton Cocoa Beach Oceanfront

June 22, 2026
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

TBA -
Anna Fisher
(STS-51A)

Astronaut Encounter
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

June 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

June 27 - 30, 2026
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

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

Astronaut Encounter
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

July 1 - 2, 2026
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

TBA -
Stephen Frick
(STS-110, STS-122)

Astronaut Encounter
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

July 3 - 6, 2026
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

TBA -
Charles Walker
(STS-41D, STS-51D, STS-61B)

Astronaut Encounter
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

July 3 - 5, 2026
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

9:15am -
Stephen Frick
(STS-110, STS-122)

Fly With an Astronaut
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

July 7 - 10, 2026
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

TBA -
John-David Bartoe
(STS-51F)

Astronaut Encounter
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

July 10, 2026
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

2:00pm -
Douglas Hurley
(STS-127, STS-135, SpaceX Demo-2)

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

3:00pm -
Douglas Hurley
(STS-127, STS-135, SpaceX Demo-2)

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

STS-135 Anniversary � Atlantis' Final Flight: Fireside chat and meet and greet
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

July 11 - 12, 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

July 11, 2026
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

1:00pm -
Christopher Ferguson
(STS-115, STS-126, STS-135)

Douglas Hurley
(STS-127, STS-135, SpaceX Demo-2)

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

Rex Walheim
(STS-110, STS-122, STS-135)>

2:00pm -
Christopher Ferguson
(STS-115, STS-126, STS-135)

Douglas Hurley
(STS-127, STS-135, SpaceX Demo-2)

Michael Leinbach
(launch director)

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

Rex Walheim
(STS-110, STS-122, STS-135)

3:30pm -
Christopher Ferguson
(STS-115, STS-126, STS-135)

Douglas Hurley
(STS-127, STS-135, SpaceX Demo-2)

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

Rex Walheim
(STS-110, STS-122, STS-135)>

STS-135 Anniversary � Atlantis' Final Flight: Fireside chat and meet and greet
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

July 12, 2026
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

2:00pm -
Christopher Ferguson
(STS-115, STS-126, STS-135)

Rex Walheim
(STS-110, STS-122, STS-135)

2:00pm -
Christopher Ferguson
(STS-115, STS-126, STS-135)

Rex Walheim
(STS-110, STS-122, STS-135)

STS-135 Anniversary � Atlantis' Final Flight: Fireside chat and meet and greet
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

July 13 - 15, 2026
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

TBA -
Susan Kilrain
(STS-83, STS-94)

Astronaut Encounter
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

July 16 - 19, 2026
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

TBA -
Jose Hernandez
(STS-128)

Astronaut Encounter
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

July 20 - 23, 2026
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

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

Astronaut Encounter
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

July 24 - 27, 2026
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

TBA -
Bill McArthur
(STS-58, STS-74, STS-92, Soyuz TMA-7, ISS-12)

Astronaut Encounter
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

July 24 - 26, 2026
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

TBA -
Bruce Melnick
(STS-41, STS-49)

Fly With an Astronaut
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

July 28 - 31, 2026
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

TBA -
Guy Gardner
(STS-27, STS-35)

Astronaut Encounter
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex