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 2, 2026
Seabrook, Texas

11:00am -

Terry Virts (STS-130, Soyuz TMA-15M, ISS 42/43)

Brunch for Albert Wittliff for Texas State Rep. 129
Velvet Quarter

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 7, 2026
Orlando, Florida

11:20am -

Joan Higginbotham (STS-116)

Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America annual meeting: Lead Like Lori Lecture
Gatlin C, Rosen Shingle Creek

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
Lakeland, Florida

2:00pm -

Koichi Wakata (STS-72, STS-92, STS-119, ISS 18/19/20, Soyuz TMA-11M, ISS 38/39, SpaceX Crew-5, ISS 68/69)

Florida Polytechnic University commencement ceremony
RP Funding Center

May 9, 2026
Melbourne, Florida

9:00am -	Winston Scott (STS-72, STS-87)
1:00pm -	Winston Scott (STS-72, STS-87)
5:00pm -	Winston Scott (STS-72, STS-87)

College of Engineering and Science, Bisk College of Business, College of Engineering and Science, College of Aeronautics and the College of Psychology and Liberal Arts commencement ceremonies
Clemente Center, Florida Tech

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, 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
Cocoa Beach, Florida

9:00am -

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

Astronaut Scholarship Foundation Space Rendezvous: Book signing: "Star Sailor: My Life as a NASA Astronaut"
Hilton Cocoa Beach Oceanfront

May 15, 2026
Cocoa Beach, Florida

10:00am -

Michael Baker (STS-43, STS-52, STS-68, STS-81) Brian Duffy (STS-45, STS-57, STS-72, STS-92) John Grunsfeld (STS-67, STS-81, STS-103, STS-109, STS-125)

Astronaut Scholarship Foundation Space Rendezvous: Photo Op & Signings
Hilton Cocoa Beach Oceanfront

May 15, 2026
Cocoa Beach, Florida

11:30am -

Serena Auñón (Soyuz MS-09, ISS 56/57) Bernard Harris (STS-55, STS-63) Thomas Marshburn (STS-127, Soyuz TMA-07M, ISS 34/35, Crew-3, ISS-66/67) Robert Satcher (STS-129)

Astronaut Scholarship Foundation Space Rendezvous: Panel: "Space Medicine & Physiology: Keeping Humans Alive & Functional in Space"
Hilton Cocoa Beach Oceanfront

May 15, 2026
Cocoa Beach, Florida

1:30pm -

Scott Altman (STS-90, STS-106, STS-109, STS-125) 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) Eileen Collins (STS-63, STS-84, STS-93, STS-114) Frank Culbertson (STS-38, STS-51, STS-105, ISS-3) Steven Lindsey (STS-87, STS-95, STS-104, STS-121, STS-133)

Astronaut Scholarship Foundation Space Rendezvous: Panel: "Flying the Machine: Test Pilots, Engineers, and Trust"
Hilton Cocoa Beach Oceanfront

May 15, 2026
Cocoa Beach, Florida

2:45pm -

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

Astronaut Scholarship Foundation Space Rendezvous: Astronaut Scholar Space Panel
Hilton Cocoa Beach Oceanfront

May 15, 2026
Cocoa Beach, Florida

3:30pm -

Roy Bridges (STS-51F) Eileen Collins (STS-63, STS-84, STS-93, STS-114)

Astronaut Scholarship Foundation Space Rendezvous: Photo Op & Signings
Hilton Cocoa Beach Oceanfront

May 15, 2026
Cocoa Beach, Florida

5:30pm -

Thomas Akers (STS-41, STS-49, STS-61, STS-79) Joseph Tanner (STS-66, STS-82, STS-97, STS-115)

Astronaut Scholarship Foundation Space Rendezvous: Photo Op
Hilton Cocoa Beach Oceanfront

May 15, 2026
Cocoa Beach, Florida

5:30pm -

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

Astronaut Scholarship Foundation Space Rendezvous: Space Art Reception & Astronaut Scholar Poster Session
Hilton Cocoa Beach Oceanfront

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
San Carlos, California

11:00am -

Yvonne Cagle (NASA astronaut)

Public presentation
Hiller Aviation Museum

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) p1>Thomas Jones (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 (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
Gaithersburg, Maryland

11:15am -

Leland Melvin (STS-122, STS-129)

Gaithersburg Book Festival: "Space Chasers: To the Moon"
Bohrer Park

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 - 20, 2026
Beverley Hills, California

7:30pm -

William Shatner (Blue Origin NS-18)

Stage show with Neil DeGrasse Tyson: "The Universe is Absurd!"
SABAN Theatre

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 19, 2026
Washington, DC

3:30pm -

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

AIAA ASCEND 2026: "Orbital Safety Best Practices for Satellite Operators"
International Ballroom, Washington Hilton

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
College Park, Maryland

6:00pm -

Jeanette Epps (SpaceX Crew-8, ISS 70/71)

Commencement ceremony speaker
SECU stadium, University of Maryland, College Park

May 20, 2026
Washington, DC

12:00pm -

Jared Isaacman (Inspiration4, Polaris Dawn)

Aero Club of Washington Luncheon
Westin Downtown DC Hotel

May 20, 2026
Washington, DC

1:00pm -

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

AIAA ASCEND 2026: "Latching Devices for In-Space Assembly and Maintenance (ISAM) Enabling Space Construction and Space Logistics for Civil and National Security needs from LEO to GEO and Beyond!"
Monroe, Washington Hilton

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 23, 2026
Leicester, England (United Kingdom)

6:00pm -

Helen Sharman (Soyuz TM-12)

35th Anniversary Spaceflight Celebration: live talk and Q&A
National Space Centre

May 28, 2026
Huntsville, Alabama

12:00pm -

Hayley Arceneaux (Inspiration4)

Meet an Astronaut
U.S. Space & Rocket Center

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 30, 2026
Waterloo, Ontario (Canada)

7:00pm -

Chris Hadfield (STS-74, STS-100, Soyuz TMA-07M, ISS 34/35)

THEMUSEUM keynote presentation
Lazaridis Hall, Wilfrid Laurier University

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