NASA chief Jared Isaacman skydives into space agency’s MAX POWER air show — ‘Going into this job, I knew we had to do something like this.’
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NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman made a dramatic entrance at the agency’s inaugural MAX POWER air show at Kennedy Space Center on Nov. 7, sky‑diving from a plane above a crowd of 10,000 before stepping onto the main stage. The event, billed as the first NASA‑hosted public air show, blended aeronautics and aerospace with fighter‑jet displays, astronaut appearances and new technology demonstrations. Isaacman, a private astronaut and entrepreneur, jumped alongside members of Skydive Chicago, Montana Sen. Steve Daines and former Thunderbird pilot Shawn Gustason, then flew overhead in an F‑5 and a MiG‑29 before repeating the stunt the next day. He highlighted the show’s timing with America’s 250th birthday, the return of astronauts to the lunar environment, and previewed a larger 2028 CAPEWEEK slated to feature rovers, landers and commercial airliners.
💡 Why It Matters
- · The stunt underscores NASA’s push to fuse public spectacle with its next‑generation space‑flight agenda, turning the Kennedy Space Center into a year‑round showcase for aerospace innovation.
