Show To Feature Aerial Salute By USAF Thunderbirds
Kennedy Space Center plays host to the inaugural World Space
Expo, celebrating NASA's 50 years in space exploration. World Space
Expo will take place from Thursday, November 1, 2007 through
Sunday, November 4, 2007 at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
east of Orlando, FL.
"Working with NASA, we are gathering together some of the most
exciting efforts in space exploration into a comprehensive space
exposition, World Space Expo. The event will give all who attend a
glimpse of mankind's space achievements from the place that sends
people into space," said Daniel LeBlanc, Chief Operating Officer,
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, host of the four-day
event.
"The Aerial Salute to 50 Years in Space featuring the US Air
Force Thunderbirds will mark only the second time an air show has
been held at Kennedy Space Center, with special viewing from the
NASA Causeway."
The World Space Expo is billed as a unique event to celebrate
humanity's first 50 years in space with a look forward to exploring
the moon and beyond. Among the featured participants for the four
days will be aerospace heroes John Glenn and Scott Carpenter, as
well as the Pioneering Women of Aerospace forum, featuring Eileen
Collins and other prominent female space veterans.
World Space Expo is sponsored by Space Florida, the principal
organization charged with fostering the growth of Florida's space
industry by the State of Florida, and Florida's Space Coast Office
of Tourism.
Aerial Salute to 50 Years in Space, November 3-4, 2007 Space
flight and flight training have deep roots that originate with
military aviators. World Space Expo will highlight these roots with
a special Aerial Salute to 50 Years in Space featuring some of the
most significant aircraft in use by our military today.
The Aerial Salute will take place on the NASA Causeway
overlooking the Banana River and will include aerial demonstrations
by the US Air Force Thunderbirds, as well as performances by the
F-22 Raptor, and the US Navy's F-18 Super Hornet.
The US Army Golden Knights parachute team will also perform, and
a P-51 Mustang Heritage Flight is also scheduled.
The Space Florida Commercial Space Pavilion will feature
displays and products from the traditional space contractor
community as well as space tourism organizations and emerging
private entrepreneurial companies. Sponsored by Space Florida,
confirmed exhibitors include SpaceX, the Federal Aviation
Administration's Office of Commercial Transportation, and the X
Prize Foundation -- featuring a full scale model of
SpaceShipOne.
ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (05.02.24)
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