Astronaut Appearances & Spaceflight Events
We promote 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.
If we have missed an upcoming event or our listing needs updating please contact us.
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Anousheh Ansari
Kathryn Thornton
Anousheh Ansari
Chris Hadfield
Kathryn Thornton
Anousheh Ansari
Kathryn Thornton
Kathryn Thornton
Kathryn Thornton
Terry Virts
Kathryn Thornton
Kathryn Thornton
Susan Kilrain
Susan Kilrain
Susan Kilrain
Susan Kilrain
Susan Kilrain
NASA Astronaut
One of only three women to Pilot the Space Shuttle!
STS-83 Columbia (1997)
STS-94 Columbia (1997)
Susan Kilrain
"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."
Claude Nicollier
Claude Nicollier
Claude Nicollier
Claude Nicollier
Claude Nicollier
Swiss ESA Astronaut
STS-46 Atlantis (1992)
STS-61 Endeavour (1993)
STS-75 Columbia (1996)
STS-103 Discovery (1999)
Claude Nicollier
Wednesday 2nd July 2025.
Spaceflight Evening.
Moon Palace, Herne, Germany.
Claude Nicollier
"Spaceflight evening with Claude Nicollier. Lecture, panel discussion, meet & greet, & autograph session."
This listing is new and pending a response from the event organisers.
Richard Arnold
Richard Arnold
Richard Arnold
Richard Arnold
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.
Richard Arnold
7th-11th July 2025.
Mission Discovery Summer School, King's College,
London, UK.
Richard Arnold
"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.
Richard Arnold
Richard Arnold
Richard Arnold
Richard Arnold
Richard Arnold
NASA Astronaut
STS-119 (2009)
Soyuz MS-08 (Exp. 55/56) (2018)
Richard Arnold
Exact Date, Time and Location TBC but please expect one evening between 6th-12th July 2025 in Central London, UK.
Richard Arnold
We are currently exploring options for a small private dinner audience with Astronaut Richard Arnold in central London during his July 2025 visit. Adults only.
Please contact us to register your interest for this private invite event.
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