For the first time ever, NASA is allowing public access to their Innovation Expo! Discover what it takes to foster innovative ideas during this two-day event at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex.
Hear from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center experts during a series of engaging presentations, see a prototype of the cutting-edge Robonaut, who is assisting astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) right now and get firsthand information on NASA’s six programs currently in motion including: Earth Right Now, Technology, ISS, Aeronautics, Mars and the Solar System and Beyond.
Find out about groundbreaking research being done on board the ISS and how this orbiting laboratory is the springboard for future missions to Mars. NASA is making plans to launch humans to Mars, but they haven’t forgotten about the small oasis we live in, Earth. Researchers continue to address the critical challenges our planet faces and how we can protect it for future generations. Throughout NASA’s Innovation Expo, you can see and hear more about these six programs and how vital they are to the future of space travel and Earth.
With more than 33 companies represented, you can see the latest technologies and chat with specialists such as Dr. Weiping Yu, NASA Physicist, and Luke Roberson, Science Payload Engineer at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. The exhibits include: models of NASA’s Space Launch System rocket and Orion capsule, NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, an inflatable planetarium, NASA Aeronautics, NASA Ground Systems Development & Operations, Canaveral National Seashore, Swamp Works, United Launch Alliance, Sierra Nevada, International Space Station, The Boeing Company, Maven, Glass Wall and many more!
