NASA and Space Florida Set CapeWeek for 2028

NASA and Space Florida have announced CapeWeek, a planned aerospace and technology expo scheduled for March 27 to April 2, 2028, at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. President Donald Trump promoted the event as a U.S. effort to rival major air shows overseas and said it would begin in two years.

The announced program includes a leadership forum from March 27 to 29, an exhibition from March 29 to 31, and public days on April 1 and 2. The forum is intended to bring together industry executives, investors and government officials. The exhibition is planned to give companies a venue to present products and meet customers and suppliers, with flight demonstrations and displays also scheduled.

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said the event would bring aerospace technologies and the public together at Kennedy Space Center. NASA and Space Florida are developing CapeWeek as a public-private partnership. The site is the space center’s former space shuttle runway, which NASA described in its announcement as 15,001 feet long.

CapeWeek organizers project that the event will eventually attract more than 500,000 visitors annually and generate $5 billion in economic impact for Florida over its...