Miami (USA).- NASA announced this Friday the celebration of a massive aerospace exhibition between November 7 and 8 at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral (Florida) as part of the celebrations for the 250th anniversary of the independence of the United States.
“The American people have invested in NASA’s programs and deserve to see what we are building,” said the administrator of the U.S. space agency, Jared Isaacman, during a press conference to present the future event.
“If we do this right, a child walking through the Kennedy Space Center that weekend will see something that might change the trajectory of their life: they will put down their phone, look up at the sky, and decide to become an engineer, scientist, pilot, or astronaut,” he highlighted.
NASA’s ‘Max Power’ exhibition
The exhibition, titled ‘Max Power’, will include immersive experiences for all ages, as well as aerial displays, skydiving stunts, technology demonstrations, space flight equipment, military aircraft, and exclusive access to the U.S. spaceport, NASA reported.
It will take place at the usually restricted Shuttle Landing Facility at the Kennedy Space Center.
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Some of the participants will be astronauts from the agency with extensive experience in space missions.
The goal, according to Florida congressman Mike Haradopoulos who was also present at the event, is for the exhibition to be on par with the Farnborough International Airshow or the Paris Air Show, two of the world’s leading aeronautical trade fairs.
Key moment for the celebration
Its celebration will take place in a year in which the United States Government has organized all kinds of events across the country to commemorate 250 years of its independence.
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Furthermore, it transcends at an essential moment for the U.S. space industry. Last April, NASA sent the Artemis II mission into lunar orbit—the first crewed one in over half a century—and expects humans to set foot on the Moon again in 2028, with the launch of Artemis IV.
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NASA’s SpaceX CRS-34 mission, consisting of a Dragon cargo spacecraft and a Falcon 9 rocket, is at Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida (USA), in a file photo. EFE/EPA/Cristóbal Herrera Ulashkevich
Added to this are the recent announcements of the construction of a base at the Moon’s south pole, whose craters would contain the water necessary to colonize the satellite and make the leap to other planets.
