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May 29, 2025
Huntsville, Alabama

12:00pm -

Woody Spring

(STS-61B)


Meet An Astronaut
Main Atrium, U.S. Space & Rocket Center


May 29, 2025
Cape Canaveral, Florida

6:00pm -

Scott Altman

(STS-90, STS-106, STS-109, STS-125)


Robert Cabana

(STS-41, STS-53, STS-65, STS-88)


Cady Coleman

(STS-73, STS-93, Soyuz TMA-20, ISS 26/27)



May 29, 2025
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

TBA -

Kathryn Thornton

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


Astronaut Encounter
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex


May 29, 2025
Merritt Island, Florida

11:30am -

Kay Hire

(STS-90, STS-130)


Astronaut Scholarship Foundation Space Rendezvous
Blue Origin (open only to tour participants)


May 29, 2025
Washington, DC

10:25am -

Sian Proctor

(Inspiration4)


Humans to the Moon & Mars Summit
Jack Morton Auditorium, The George Washington University


May 30 - 31, 2025
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

TBA -

Terry Wilcutt

(STS-68, STS-79, STS-89, STS-106)


Astronaut Encounter
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex


May 30 - 31, 2025
Houston, Texas

8:30am -

Kenneth Cameron

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


Breakfast with an Astronaut
The Food Lab, Space Center Houston


May 30 - 31, 2025
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 30, 2025
Cocoa Beach, Florida

9:00am -

Michael Lopez-Alegria

(STS-73, STS-92, STS-113, Soyuz TMA-9, ISS-14, Axiom-1, Axiom-3)

10:00am -

Cady Coleman

(STS-73, STS-93, Soyuz TMA-20, ISS 26/27)

11:15am -

Bernard Harris

(STS-55, STS-63)


Joseph Kerwin

(Skylab 1)


Jerry Ross

(STS-61B, STS-27, STS-37, STS-55, STS-74, STS-88, STS-110)


Nicole Stott

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


Joseph Tanner

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

1:45pm -

Robert Cabana

(STS-41, STS-53, STS-65, STS-88)


Robert Crippen

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


William McArthur

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


Julie Payette

(STS-96, STS-127)


Charles Precourt

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


Norman Thagard

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

5:30pm -

Nicole Stott

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



May 31, 2025
San Diego, California

5:30pm -

Charles Duke

(Apollo 16)


Gerald Griffin

(Flight Director)


Fred Haise

(Apollo 13)


Eugene Kranz

(Flight Director)


Rusty Schweickart

(Apollo 9)


Milton Windler

(Flight Director)


Black-tie gala: "The Legacy of Apollo"
San Diego Air & Space Museum


May 31, 2025
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

10:30am -

Scott Altman

(STS-90, STS-106, STS-109, STS-125)


John-David Bartoe

(STS-51F)


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)


Franklin Chang Diaz

(STS-61C, STS-34, STS-46, STS-60, STS-75, STS-91, STS-111)


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)


Bonnie Dunbar

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


Jack Fischer

(Soyuz MS-04, ISS 51/52)


Victor Glover

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


Linda Godwin

(STS-37, STS-59, STS-76, STS-108)


Frederick Gregory

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


Bernard Harris

(STS-55, STS-63)


Joan Higginbotham

(STS-116)


Kay Hire

(STS-90, STS-130)


Janet Kavandi

(STS-91, STS-99, STS-104)


Joseph Kerwin

(Skylab 1)


Steven Lindsey

(STS-87, STS-95, STS-104, STS-121, STS-133)


Michael Lopez-Alegria

(STS-73, STS-92, STS-113, Soyuz TMA-9, ISS-14, Axiom-1, Axiom-3)


Thomas Marshburn

(STS-127, Soyuz TMA-07M, ISS 34/35, Crew-3, ISS-66/67)


William "Bill" McArthur

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


Leland Melvin

(STS-122, STS-129)


Charles Precourt

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


James "JR" Reilly

(STS-89, STS-104, STS-117)


Kent Rominger

(STS-73, STS-80, STS-85, STS-96, STS-100)


Jerry Ross

(STS-61B, STS-27, STS-37, STS-55, STS-74, STS-88, STS-110)


Winston Scott

(STS-72, STS-87)


Brewster Shaw

(STS-9, STS-61B, STS-28)


Nicole Stott

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


Joseph Tanner

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


Norman Thagard

(STS-7, STS-51B, STS-30, STS-42, Soyuz TM-21, Mir)
Kathryn Thornton

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


U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame induction ceremony honoring Bernard Harris and Peggy Whitson
Space Shuttle Atlantis, Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex


May 31, 2025
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

1:30pm -

Bernard Harris

(STS-55, STS-63)


2025 inductees meet and greet
U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame, Heroes & Legends, Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex


May 31, 2025
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

6:00pm -

Scott Altman

(STS-90, STS-106, STS-109, STS-125)


John-David Bartoe

(STS-51F)


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)


Franklin Chang Diaz

(STS-61C, STS-34, STS-46, STS-60, STS-75, STS-91, STS-111)


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)


Bonnie Dunbar

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


Jack Fischer

(Soyuz MS-04, ISS 51/52)


Victor Glover

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


Linda Godwin

(STS-37, STS-59, STS-76, STS-108)


Frederick Gregory

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


Bernard Harris

(STS-55, STS-63)


Joan Higginbotham

(STS-116)


Kay Hire

(STS-90, STS-130)


Janet Kavandi

(STS-91, STS-99, STS-104)


Joseph Kerwin

(Skylab 1)


Steven Lindsey

(STS-87, STS-95, STS-104, STS-121, STS-133)


Michael Lopez-Alegria

(STS-73, STS-92, STS-113, Soyuz TMA-9, ISS-14, Axiom-1, Axiom-3)


Thomas Marshburn

(STS-127, Soyuz TMA-07M, ISS 34/35, Crew-3, ISS-66/67)


William "Bill" McArthur

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


Leland Melvin

(STS-122, STS-129)


Charles Precourt

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


James "JR" Reilly

(STS-89, STS-104, STS-117)


Kent Rominger

(STS-73, STS-80, STS-85, STS-96, STS-100)


Jerry Ross

(STS-61B, STS-27, STS-37, STS-55, STS-74, STS-88, STS-110)


Winston Scott

(STS-72, STS-87)


Brewster Shaw

(STS-9, STS-61B, STS-28)


Nicole Stott

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


Joseph Tanner

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


Norman Thagard

(STS-7, STS-51B, STS-30, STS-42, Soyuz TM-21, Mir)
Kathryn Thornton

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


Astronaut Scholarship Foundation U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame induction gala
Apollo/Saturn V Center, Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex


May 31, 2025
Sandwich, Massachusetts

5:30pm -

Cady Coleman

(STS-73, STS-93, Soyuz TMA-20, ISS 26/27)



May 31, 2025
San Antonio, Texas

6:00pm -

Eileen Collins

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


San Antonio Women's Hall of Fame gala
Valero Energy's "The Vista" Event Center


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