NASA at Pacific Airshow
After circling the Moon in April during the Artemis II mission, NASA continues to inspire audiences with bold endeavors. At the Pacific Airshow in Huntington Beach, California, Oct. 2-4, the agency will showcase fast-flying jets, a real Moon rock from Apollo 15, and a model of the next Mars helicopter, SkyFall.
Visitors will see an F-5 and a MiG-29 piloted by NASA’s 15th administrator, Jared Isaacman, alongside other F-5s. Two specially painted aircraft from NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California — an F-15 and an F/A-18commemorating America’s 250th birthday — will also take to the sky.
On the ground, attendees can explore elements from NASA’s Quesst mission, which is actively preparing the agency’s X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft for community test flights that could pave the way for cross-country travel, without a loud sonic boom. The exhibit will also feature Artemis mission plans, including NASA’s path toward returning humans to Moon in 2028 and building a permanent Moon Base. Researchers will be available for media interviews to discuss these programs.
Throughout the weekend, NASA’s exhibit will be open during show hours, and its aircraft will fly daily demonstrations.
Media seeking interview opportunities can contact Matt Kamlet at matthew.r.kamlet@nasa.gov.
