Trump, NASA Plan New Space and Aviation Showcase to Outshine Paris Air Show: 'Bigger, Better, and Grander'

President Donald Trump and NASA announced plans on Friday for CapeWeek, a U.S. space and aeronautics industry conference at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, intended to surpass major air shows abroad and set to begin in two years.

The event is meant to promote American power in space and aeronautics and attract global business.

‘Premier Venue’ for Air and Space Shows

During his address at Kennedy Space Center, Trump said the site "will soon be the premier venue for air and space demonstrations anywhere in the world."

He said the goal is a "BIGGER, BETTER, and GRANDER version than the Paris Air Show."

He also said, "History has shown that if a nation wants to dominate the future then it must build the future."

The latest development follows a September report that the White House urged space companies to avoid a high-profile global space summit in Paris organized by French President Emmanuel Macron.

Crowded Field of Aviation Events

CapeWeek would join a busy lineup of global aviation conferences, including major shows in Paris, Farnborough in England, and Dubai. Those events attract thousands of executives, government officials and engineers, according to Reuters.

Meanwhile, Space Exploration Technologies Corp (NASDAQ:SPCX) CEO Elon Musk, whose company is a NASA partner, posted on X, "Starship is the most powerful moving object of any kind made by humans."

Starship is the most powerful moving object of any kind made by humans pic.twitter.com/DRQmAQ8U8G

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 7, 2026

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