Apollo, Artemis astronauts paired with Air Force Thunderbirds for Kennedy Space Center air show (orlandosentinel.com)

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said he’ll definitely be flying in a new air show announced Friday coming to Kennedy Space Center this fall. But he’s most excited about the astronauts that are expected to take part in the Max Power event set to welcome guests to the former shuttle landing facility on Nov. 7 and 8. “You’re going to have astronauts here from the Apollo era and the Artemis era sharing their experiences with the interested public,” Isaacman said speaking to a crowd alongside elected officials from a hangar at the landing site in front of a pair of T-38 aircraft that had been flown in by NASA astronauts for the event. He noted there would be astronauts from this year’s Artemis II flight as well as those set to fly on next year’s Artemis III mission. Not too many Apollo astronauts are still with us, but both moonwalkers Charlie Duke from Apollo 16 and Harrison Schmitt, from Apollo 17, have made their way to NASA events in recent years. The headliner for the show will be the Air Force Thunderbirds, though Isaacman said he wasn’t playing favorites between them and the Navy Blue Angels. “I am going to say...

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