2026 International Air & Space Hall of Fame

Guests from around the world are assembling for a spectacular evening of fun and extraordinary recognition. Since 1963, the International Air & Space Hall of Fame has honored the world’s most significant pilots, crew members, visionaries, inventors, aerospace engineers, business leaders, preservationists, designers and space explorers.

The International Air & Space Hall of Fame is the most prestigious induction of its kind in the world and is composed of hundreds of air and space pioneers, engineers, inventors and innovators, along with adventurers, scientists and industry leaders. NASA Mercury, Gemini and Apollo astronauts and Russian cosmonauts are honored in the Hall, as well as famous legends such as the Wright Brothers, Charles Lindbergh, Neil Armstrong and Amelia Earhart. Notable inductees also include Buzz Aldrin, Chuck Yeager, Igor Sikorsky, Wernher von Braun, Jack Northrop, Jackie Cochran, William Boeing, Sr., Reuben H. Fleet, Glenn Curtiss, Walter Zable Sr., Fran Bera, Wally Schirra, Bill Anders, Jim Lovell, T. Claude Ryan, Jimmy Doolittle, Bob Hoover, Ellen Ochoa, Peggy Whitson, Linden Blue, Jeff Bezos, Patty Wagstaff, and many more.

More than 500 national and international business, aviation and space leaders are anticipated to attend the 2026 International Air & Space Hall of Fame Celebration, including prominent representatives and Hall of Fame members from prior years.

Schedule of Events:

5:30pm Reception
6:30pm Seating in the Pavilion
6:45pm Welcome
7:00pm Dinner
7:30pm Introductions and Program

Partnerships & Sponsorship Information

For sponsorship information, contact Michelle Wiseman at mwiseman@sdasm.org or by calling (619) 234-8291, Ext. 109

Sponsors

San Diego Air & Space Museum

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