

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: 20th Annual North Idaho Distinguished Lecture with Scott Kelly
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 29 Oct, 2026 at 07:00 am (-07:00)
- **Event Description**: We are celebrating 20 years of bringing distinguished speakers to North Idaho with astronaut Scott Kelly who will give our 20th annual North Idaho Distinguished Humanities Lecture on Thursday, October 29th, 2026 at 7 PM at the CDA Resort.

Scott Kelly is a former NASA astronaut and retired United States Navy Captain, U.S. spaceflight record holder and an experienced test pilot having logged more than 15,000 hours of flight time in more than 40 different aircraft and spacecraft.

A former fighter pilot, Kelly flew the F-14 Tomcat aboard the aircraft carrier, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower. Kelly was selected by NASA as an astronaut in 1996. A veteran of four space flights, he piloted Space Shuttle Discovery to the Hubble space telescope in 1999 and subsequently commanded Space Shuttle Endeavour on a mission to the International Space Station in 2007. 

During his yearlong mission, known worldwide as the “Year in Space,” he conducted three spacewalks before returning home in March 2016. His Year in Space Mission was chronicled in a Time Magazine documentary series and an Emmy Award-winning PBS special. Kelly has traveled more than 200 million miles, which is more than twice the distance to the Sun, and he has orbited the Earth more than 8,300 times.

Kelly has received many awards and honors, including the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit and Distinguished Flying Cross. Kelly was recognized at the 2015 State of the Union Address by United States President Barack Obama.

In 2016 Kelly published a New York Times bestseller memoir Endurance, A Year in Space, a Lifetime of Discovery. More recently he published Infinite Wonder – a collection of extraordinary images he photographed aboard the International Space Station, also a New York Times bestseller. Published in 2022, his most recent book is Ready for Launch: An Astronaut’s Lessons for Success on Earth.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/coeur-d-alene/20th-annual-north-idaho-distinguished-lecture-with-scott-kelly/200029539012800
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## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://idahohumanitiescouncil-bloom.kindful.com/e/20th-north-idaho-distinguished-humanities-lecture-with-scott-kelly?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=coeur+d+alene-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Coeur D Alene
- **state**: ID
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Coeur d'Alene Resort
- **lat**: 47.671849930924
- **long**: -116.78419531817
- **full address**: Coeur d'Alene Resort, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, Coeur D Alene, United States

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Idaho Humanities Council (https://allevents.in/org/idaho-humanities-council/21267756)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 29 Oct, 2026 at 07:00 am (-07:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Coeur d'Alene Resort, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, Coeur D Alene, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Idaho Humanities Council
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
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