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NASA opens astronaut applications through Dec. 3 as Kennedy Space Center stages aerospace festival

NASA is recruiting its next astronaut class, with applications due Dec. 3 and final selections planned for late 2027 to support Artemis and a planned Moon Base. The agency also used a Kennedy Space Center air show to promote lunar exploration and electric aviation, and its administrator described plans for a larger aerospace exhibition intended to rival the Paris Air Show.

Reuters

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Trump plans 1,900-acre Florida aerospace exhibition at Kennedy Space Center, targeting a March 2028 debut and aiming to eclipse

The annual CapeWeek exhibition is planned for NASA’s Shuttle Landing Facility near Cape Canaveral, with a 1,900-acre venue intended to showcase commercial and private aviation alongside space technology. Trump has described the event as larger than the Paris Air Show and Farnborough International Airshow.

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Trump vows new US air show will be biggest in the world

Flying Magazine

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NASA and Space Florida plan CapeWeek airshow debut for March–April 2028

NASA and Space Florida have announced CapeWeek, a new airshow scheduled to debut in March and April 2028. The event is positioned as a U.S. aerospace showcase, though the announcement details provided do not specify its venue, format or participating organizations.

Space.com

NASA to host its first air show and aerospace expo on Florida’s Space Coast

NASA will stage a first-of-its-kind air show and aerospace expo on Florida’s Space Coast this weekend. The event, called Max Power, marks the agency’s first air show, bringing an aerospace-focused public event to the region.

AirForceTimes

World’s largest military air show to leave RAF Fairford permanently after suspected terror threat

Organizers say the event will move to MOD Boscombe Down, more than a month after a suspected Iranian plot targeting RAF Fairford. The announcement makes the air show’s departure permanent, relocating a major military aviation event from its long-standing base.

SpaceWatch Global

Space Café schedules Nov. 5 breakfast on space law, UNOOSA and COPUOS

The Space Café Law Breakfast returns on Nov. 5, 2026, at 9:00 CET, hosted by Dr. Ingo Baumann with Prof. Steven Freeland as guest. The discussion will focus on space law and the work of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs and its Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space.

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TBMOPA puts flight safety at the center of its 2026 Phoenix convention

The TBM Owners and Pilots Association made flight safety a stronger focus at its 2026 annual convention in Phoenix. The gathering underscores the association’s role in engaging TBM aircraft owners and pilots on safety, though the available report does not specify particular initiatives or outcomes.