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2026 SPEAKERS SO FAR:

Don Pettit 
Veteran NASA Astronaut 

Michelle Thaller
Astronomer & Research Scientist 

Robert "Hoot" Gibson
NASA Astronaut - STS 41-B, STS 61-C, STS 27, STS 47, STS 71


Anna Fisher
NASA Astronaut

Peter King
CBS Space Correspondent


Gerry Griffin 
Apollo Flight Director.  

David McComas

IMAP Principle Investigator  

Kevin Schindler

Lowell Observatory   
  
Mike Cianelli

Manager of NASA's Apollo Challenger Columbia Lessons Learned Program

 

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Joe Rao 
Emmy nominated meteorologist 

Vince Coulehan 

NEAF Talks Master of Ceremonies  

 

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NEAF is  the world’s prëeminent symposium for award winning talks, workshops, classes, and conferences.  NEAF is an annual gathering of more than 4,000 professionals, amateurs, and space and astronomy enthusiasts, all coming together to share interests and passions.

NEAF brings over 120 vendors and exhibiters from around the world, representing every major manufacturer and dealer in the business, which also makes it one of the largest trade shows and collaborative venues of its kind in the world, not to mention an enthusiast’s shopping paradise.

NEAF is a true ‘Forum’ of events for anyone who has gazed upward to the night sky and found a curiosity to understand the cosmos that lies beyond our own thin atmosphere.   Each year NEAF searches the globe to present an all star line up of amazing guests that are making history today. Nowhere else can you find such an exciting array of programs brought together in one place and at one time.

Quite simply- If space and astronomy interest you, then you don’t want to miss NEAF.

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