Astronauts

Top Astronauts Keynote Speakers

Anousheh Ansari

CEO of X Prize Foundation

Speaker Fee: $30,000 - $50,000

About Anousheh

Anousheh Ansari is an astronaut, high-tech serial entrepreneur and global leader. Anousheh is currently the CEO of the XPRIZE Foundation, the world’s leader in designing and operating large incentive competitions to solve humanity’s grand challenges. Ansari, along with her family, sponsored the organization’s first competition,... Read Full Bio »

Speaker Fee: $30,000 - $50,000

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Leroy Chiao

NASA Astronaut and Space Exploration Expert

Speaker Fee: $30,000 - $50,000

About Leroy

Ever since he was a little boy, Dr. Leroy Chiao wanted to explore the galaxy. Dr. Leroy Chiao is a renowned American astronaut and international space station commander. Now a veteran of four space missions, Astronaut Chiao has logged over 229 days as a... Read Full Bio »

Speaker Fee: $30,000 - $50,000

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Drew Feustel

NASA Astronaut & Geophysicist

Speaker Fee: $30,000 - $50,000

About Drew

Andrew J. Feustel was selected by NASA in 2000. The Lake Orion, Michigan native has a Ph.D. in the Geological Sciences, specializing in Seismology, and is a veteran of three spaceflights. In 2009, Dr. Feustel served on STS-125. That mission launched on Atlantis and... Read Full Bio »

Speaker Fee: $30,000 - $50,000

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Terry Fossum

Amazing ‘rags to riches’ story: self-made millionaire, four-time author, military officer, movie and television actor, movie producer and winner of a prime-time survival reality show on Fox Network!

Speaker Fee: $20,000 - $30,000

About Terry

Before he became a reality television star, Terry L. Fossum was born in the poorest city in the United States, surrounded by gangs and drugs. When he has 14 years old, he was staring down the barrel of an assault rifle in his own... Read Full Bio »

Speaker Fee: $20,000 - $30,000

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Tom Marshburn

NASA Astronaut

Speaker Fee: $30,000 - $50,000

About Tom

Tom Marshburn, MD, is an Emergency Medicine physician and NASA astronaut. He is a veteran of three spaceflights to the International Space Station, and is one of the few humans in history to have flown on three different spacecraft, flying missions on the Space... Read Full Bio »

Speaker Fee: $30,000 - $50,000

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Mike Massimino

Former NASA Astronaut

Speaker Fee: $30,000 - $50,000

About Mike

Mike Massimino, a former NASA astronaut, is a professor of mechanical engineering at Columbia University and the senior advisor for space programs at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum. He received a BS from Columbia University, and MS degrees in mechanical engineering and... Read Full Bio »

Speaker Fee: $30,000 - $50,000

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Mike Mullane

Astronaut and Keynote Speaker

Speaker Fee: $10,000 - $15,000

About Mike

Keynote speaker Colonel Mike Mullane was born September 10, 1945 in Wichita Falls, Texas but spent much of his youth in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where he currently resides. Upon his graduation from West Point in 1967, he was commissioned in the United States Air... Read Full Bio »

Speaker Fee: $10,000 - $15,000

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Amanda Nguyen

CEO and Founder, Rise

Speaker Fee: $30,000 - $50,000

About Amanda

Amanda Nguyen is an activist and astronaut. She will become the first Vietnamese woman to go to space when she flies on an upcoming Blue Origin launch on the New Shepard rocket. Amanda’s activism focuses on the intersection of race and gender. She ignited... Read Full Bio »

Speaker Fee: $30,000 - $50,000

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Scott Parazynski

Astronaut with Over 8 Weeks in Space

Speaker Fee: $20,000 - $30,000

About scott

Dr. Scott Parazynski is a highly decorated physician, astronaut, best-selling author and tech CEO. A graduate of Stanford University and Medical School, he trained for a career in emergency medicine and trauma. In 1992 he joined NASA’s Astronaut Corps and eventually flew 5 Space... Read Full Bio »

Speaker Fee: $20,000 - $30,000

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Scott “Kidd” Poteet

Pilot of the Polaris Dawn Mission

Speaker Fee: $20,000 - $30,000

About Scott "Kidd"

Lt Col Scott “Kidd” Poteet (Ret.) is not your typical astronaut. As a young kid, Kidd struggled with intense motion sickness, fear of heights, and a less-than-stellar academic performance. After experiencing a serendipitous moment in college, a fire was lit from within, setting his... Read Full Bio »

Speaker Fee: $20,000 - $30,000

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Garrett Reisman

A NASA Astronaut who flew on all three Space Shuttles and went on to become an Senior Advisor at Elon Musk’s SpaceX

Speaker Fee: $30,000 - $50,000

About Garrett

A NASA veteran who flew on all three Space Shuttles, Garrett Reisman was selected by NASA as a mission specialist astronaut in 1998. His first mission in 2008 was aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour which dropped him off for a 95 day stay aboard the... Read Full Bio »

Speaker Fee: $30,000 - $50,000

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Steve Smith

Senior Astronaut

Speaker Fee: $30,000 - $50,000

About Steve

Steve Smith made an audacious childhood dream to be an astronaut come true despite multiple setbacks. He is one of America’s most experienced astronauts with 4 spaceflights and 7 spacewalks to repair the Hubble Space Telescope and to build the Space Station. At the... Read Full Bio »

Speaker Fee: $30,000 - $50,000

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Astronaut Keynote Speakers: Leadership, Exploration & Human Potential

Astronauts embody curiosity, courage, discipline, and resilience — qualities that inspire every audience. Astronaut speakers share breathtaking stories of space exploration while delivering powerful lessons on teamwork, risk management, innovation under pressure, and performing at the highest levels.

They offer unmatched perspectives from NASA missions, space shuttle flights, International Space Station expeditions, and cutting-edge work in science and engineering. Audiences learn about overcoming adversity, staying calm under extreme pressure, making decisions in high-stakes environments, and trusting your team when it matters most.

Whether your event focuses on leadership, STEM, innovation, mindset, or motivation, astronaut speakers create a memorable, once-in-a-lifetime experience that resonates long after the event.