NASA held its first MAX POWER aerospace expo and air show Nov. 4-8 at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, saying thousands attended an event honoring the nation’s 250th anniversary¹.

The agency said the gathering was a capstone of its Inspiration Tour and featured flyovers, research aircraft and a U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds headline at the Nov. 7 air show¹.

NASA said President Donald J. Trump visited MAX POWER, and Administrator Jared Isaacman skydived into the Saturday show¹. Isaacman said the week also drew federal, state, international and industry leaders¹.

During the event, NASA said it opened astronaut-candidate recruiting through Thursday, Dec. 3, for future Artemis and low Earth orbit flights and lunar outpost work, and launched a $1 million student competition to design Moon Base solutions¹.

Isaacman unveiled a new X-plane, the X-70 Fractal, NASA said¹. The recap also said the agency discussed lunar plans including moving ahead on PROMISE, described as NASA’s nuclear-powered lunar rover, and awards involving 12 companies¹.

Partners including UP.Summit, Air Dot Show, Purpose Entertainment and Delaware North hosted private and public events, NASA said¹. Astronauts including Artemis III backup Bob Hines, Frank Rubio, Randy Bresnik and ESA’s Luca Parmitano appeared at the visitor complex¹.

Isaacman said NASA will repeat the event on a larger scale, with CAPEWEEK beginning in 2028¹. NASA said the new annual expo is planned for March 27 through April 2, 2028, at Kennedy’s Shuttle Landing Facility¹. “So much so that we are doing it again, only bigger,” Isaacman said¹.

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1. NASAMAX POWER: NASA’s Inaugural Aerospace Expo Ignites America’s Future11:07 AM

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