Schedule – Program Highlights

• Thursday, July 23rd
  Daytime Field Trips (optional, not included w/ ticket)
  Evening Gathering (details TBA)
• Friday, July 24th
  Full-Day Speaking Schedule (8:00 AM – 5:00 PM)
  8:00 – 8:15 AM
  Welcome & Opening Remarks
  Housekeeping, intro to theme, speaker previews
  8:15 – 9:00 AM
  Jay Gallentine
  Strong opener with big-picture storytelling
  9:00 – 9:45 AM
  Bruce McCandless III & Emily Carney
  Tag-team session with historical + narrative depth
  9:45 – 10:00 AM
  Morning Break
  Coffee, stretch, existential thoughts about space
  10:00 – 10:45 AM
  Michael Carroll
  Visual, imaginative, keeps post-coffee brains engaged
  10:45 – 11:30 AM
  Jani Radebaugh
  Planetary science = perfect late-morning curiosity boost
  11:30 AM – 12:15 PM
  Valerie Neal
  Museum/history perspective before lunch wind-down
  12:15 – 1:15 PM
  Lunch Break (1 hour)
  Refuel, mingle, debate favorite planets
  1:15 – 2:00 PM
  Mel Croft & John Youskauskas
  Duo session to ease back in after lunch
  2:00 – 2:45 PM
  John Sisson
  Solo focus slot to re-center the room
  2:45 – 3:00 PM
  Afternoon Break
  Final caffeine infusion before the home stretch
  3:00 – 4:00 PM
   Shuttle Astronauts Panel Discussion – Hoot Gibson, Steven Hawley, Susan Kilrain, Nicole Stott and Charlie Walker – Moderated by Anthony Paustian)
  Moderated conversation, audience Q&A
  Big themes, disagreements, fun moments. 
  4:00 – 5:00 PM
  Closing Session / Networking Hour
  Informal wrap-up, meet & greet, book signings, lingering questions
  

• The schedule will include ample breaks for book signings, networking, and café visits.
  Evening: Space Art Show and Reception (hors d’oeuvres included)

• Saturday, July 25th
  Vendor & Artist Day: Space art, vendor displays, books & signing
  VIP Panel Discussion Dee O’Hara & Francis French
  Group Dinner & Silent Auction befefiting National Ataxia Foundation (meal not included, restaurant TBA)