NASA's Administrator Will Pilot an F-5 in a College Football Flyover
The flyover is part of the agency's Inspiration Tour and is set for the University of Alabama vs. Texas A&M football game in Tuscaloosa on Saturday, Oct. 24. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman will fly one of three F-5 fighter jets, a display the agency frames as highlighting its contributions to aeronautics and its commitment to advancing aviation technologies.
The tour is scheduled to culminate in MAX POWER, described as a public exposition of American air and space innovation, on Nov. 7 and 8 on and near NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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Three fighter jets and the boss at the stick is a recruiting poster, not an engineering update, but the aeronautics framing is at least honest about which part of the agency is doing the flying.
The low-effort way in is the NASA Experience Zone, supported by Marshall Space Flight Center: it runs 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. CDT and needs no game ticket, which is a cheaper introduction to the agency than a stadium flyover.