Calendar of Astronaut Appearances & Spaceflight Events
We promote all public Astronaut appearances and Spaceflight events in the UK and Europe. Unless otherwise stated these events are not managed by The Armchair Astronaut and full credit goes to both the Astronaut and organisers. Dates, times and schedules may be subject to change. Please contact the event organisers directly with any questions.
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Susan Kilrain
NASA Astronaut
One of only three women to Pilot the Space Shuttle!
STS-83 Columbia (1997)
STS-94 Columbia (1997)
Saturday 10th May 2025
Cranfield University,
Bedfordshire, UK.
"Susan Kilrain (Susan Still), one of only three women to Pilot the Space Shuttle, is appearing live on stage to tell the story of her career including the aborted STS-83 Columbia mission and re-flight as STS-94. Susan will be meeting the audience for photos and autographs.
VIP audience with dinner, speech, Q&A and more also available."
Marsha Ivins
NASA Astronaut
27th-28th March 2025
SuperNova Festival
Antwerp, Belgium
"Former Astronaut Marsha Ivins will explore how space innovation shapes industries on Earth".
Patrick Baudry
French CNES Space Shuttle Astronaut
29th March 2025
Technik Museum
Speyer, Germany
The event organisers at Technik Museum have not responded to our emails or messages regarding this event.
Kathy Sullivan
NASA Astronaut
Headlining the 2025 Edinburgh Science Festival. Two public talks available at two locations in Edinburgh.
11:00am
Saturday 5th April 2025
National Museum of Scotland,
Edinburgh, Scotland
Lecture "Walk Like an Astronaut" and book signing.
Suitable for ages 7 years+
7:00pm
Saturday 5th April 2025
Gordon Aikman Lecture Theatre, University of Edinburgh, Scotland
Lecture "Above and Below: An Astronaut’s View of our Planet" and book signing.
Suitable for ages 12 years+
Anousheh Ansari
Kathryn Thornton
Anousheh Ansari
Chris Hadfield
Kathryn Thornton
Anousheh Ansari
Kathryn Thornton
Kathryn Thornton
Kathryn Thornton
Terry Virts
Kathryn Thornton
Kathryn Thornton
Starmus Festival
La Palma, Canary Islands
25th - 29th April 2025
"Starmus La Palma will feature 2 Starmus Camps, 2 Starmus Concerts and Keynote Lectures. All Starmus events are free and open to the public. However, limitations apply to lectures due to the capacity of the venues".
Meganne Christian
ESA Astronaut Reserve
7:30pm
Wednesday 30th April 2025
Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution, Bath, UK
The event organisers have not responded to our emails or messages regarding this event.
Chris Hadfield
CSA NASA Astronaut
STS-74 Atlantis (1995)
STS-100 Endeavour (2001)
TMA-07M (Exp.34/35) (2012-13)
UK Stage Tour
"A Journey Into The Cosmos"
8 June 2025
The Marlowe, Canterbury
10 June 2025
Royal Festival Hall, Southbank
11 June 2025
Tyne Theatre, Newcastle
12 June 2025
Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool
13 June 2025
Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry
14 June 2025
The Forum, Bath
15 June 2025
Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, Dublin
17 June 2025
The Octagon Centre, Sheffield
18 June 2025
Usher Hall, Edinburgh
19 June 2025
King's Theatre, Glasgow
21 June 2025
New Theatre, Oxford
22 June 2025
Brighton Dome
The event organisers have chosen not to engage with us or our space community regarding this tour. We respect their decision and are therefore unable to support further on this occasion. We apologise to our community for any inconvenience caused.
Claude Nicollier
Swiss ESA Astronaut
STS-46 Atlantis (1992)
STS-61 Endeavour (1993)
STS-75 Columbia (1996)
STS-103 Discovery (1999)
Wednesday 2nd July 2025
Spaceflight Evening
Moon Palace, Herne, Germany
The event organisers have not responded to our emails or messages regarding this event.
Richard Arnold
NASA Astronaut
STS-119 (2009)
Soyuz MS-08 (Exp. 55/56) (2018)
The Armchair Astronaut is proud to again be sponsoring students to attend this event.
7th-11th July 2025
Mission Discovery Summer School, King's College
London, UK
"Spend a week with a NASA Astronaut, space scientists and elite professors! You'll take on the exciting challenge of designing a space experiment with an expert mentor who will guide you every step of the way. At the end of the week, the best experiment will be selected to be built at NASA and launched to the International Space Station on a SpaceX rocket, where astronauts on board will conduct it."
Age restriction: 14-18 years only.
Charles "Sam" Gemar
NASA Space Shuttle Astronaut
Saturday 19th July 2025
Technik Museum
Speyer, Germany
This listing is new and has not yet been confirmed by the venue or organisers.
The event organisers at Technik Museum have not yet responded to our emails or messages regarding this event.
Claudie Haigneré
Jean-Pierre Haigneré
French ESA Astronaut
Jean-Pierre Haigneré
Jean-Pierre Haigneré
French ESA Astronaut
1st - 14th August 2025
Le Lyrial Cruise Ship
Spitsbergen, Norway to Reykjavík, Iceland
Solar Eclipse Cruise
The event organisers at Ponant Cruises have not responded to our emails or messages regarding this event.
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