MAX POWER: NASA’s Inaugural Aerospace Expo Ignites America’s Future
The agency’s inaugural MAX POWER is an aerospace festival celebrating the past, present, and future of flight and space exploration in honor of America’s 250th anniversary.
Key points
- NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman skydives into the agency’s MAX POWER expo and air show on Saturday, Nov.
- As part of a public/private partnership, NASA and its partners also announced CAPEWEEK: The Great American Aerospace and Technology Expo at Kennedy.
- Some of the key announcements made at MAX POWER included: NASA opened astronaut applications through Thursday, Dec.
Credit: NASA/Jonathan Shaban Thousands gathered over several days in early November to experience MAX POWER – NASA’s first exhibition of America’s superiority in space, aeronautics, and technology on and around the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Additional details
- Air Force Thunderbirds.” Through multiple park experiences, NASA and external collaborators at UP.Summit, Air Dot Show, Purpose Entertainment, and Delaware North each hosted a variety of private and public events Nov.
- NASA also challenged students to a $1 million competition to design innovative solutions for the Moon Base, giving participants an opportunity to develop necessary skills for careers in the space industry while helping advance new concepts for Moon Base technologies.
- While guests journeyed between three park locations on the ground at NASA Kennedy’s historic Shuttle Landing Facility, T-38s, F-5s, and an ER-2 sped overhead during four flyovers, several of which were piloted by Isaacman.
- The new annual expo will debut March 27 through April 2, 2028, at Kennedy’s Shuttle Landing Facility, with a footprint expected to ultimately grow upward of 500,000 people.
- The announcements spanned transportation, technology, and science initiatives, including moving forward with development of PROMISE, NASA’s nuclear-powered lunar rover.
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