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July 28 - 31, 2026
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

TBA -

Guy Gardner

(STS-27, STS-35)


Astronaut Encounter
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

July 28, 2026
Gauteng, South Africa

6:00pm -

Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger

(STS-131)


July 30, 2026
Huntsville, Alabama

12:00pm -

Donald Thomas

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


Meet an Astronaut
U.S. Space & Rocket Center

July 30, 2026
Cape Coral, Florida

11:30am -

Dominic Gorie

(STS-91, STS-99, STS-108, STS-123)


July 30, 2026
Cape Coral, Florida

2:00pm -

Dominic Gorie

(STS-91, STS-99, STS-108, STS-123)


Mike Pedersen for Congress Meet & Greet
Cape Coral Official Patriot Gear

July 30, 2026
Cape Coral, Florida

5:00pm -

Dominic Gorie

(STS-91, STS-99, STS-108, STS-123)


July 30, 2026
Fort Myers, Florida

7:00am -

Dominic Gorie

(STS-91, STS-99, STS-108, STS-123)


July 31, 2026
Owls Head, Maine

3:00pm -

Charles Precourt

(STS-55, STS-71, STS-84, STS-91)


July 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

July 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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