US President Donald Trump and NASA on Friday touted plans for a new space and aeronautics industry conference called CapeWeek. The event will start in two years at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It aims to surpass major air shows in other countries and promote American power in the industry.
CapeWeek is set to take place at Kennedy Space Center in Florida and is designed to promote American aerospace leadership. The event aims to surpass major air shows hosted internationally while attracting business from around the world. Trump emphasized this initiative after encouraging space companies to forgo an upcoming summit in Paris. This new conference will add to an existing array of global aviation events.
Washington: US President Donald Trump and NASA on Friday touted plans for a new space and aeronautics industry conference in the United States intended to surpass major air shows in other countries.
The event, called CapeWeek and slated to be held at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, will start in two years, Trump said in a speech. CapeWeek's inception was billed as an alternative to similar gatherings abroad, and comes after the White House in September urged space companies to avoid attending a high-profile global space summit that month in Paris organized by French President Emmanuel Macron.
The new US show is aimed at promoting American power in space and aeronautics and attracting global business. It would add to a busy lineup of global aviation industry conferences that include massive shows in Paris, Farnborough, England, and Dubai, which attract thousands of executives, government officials and engineers.