Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex will honor the men and women of the United States Air Force with Air Force Day on Thursday, October 28, 2010, in conjunction with Air Force Week. The public is invited to enjoy special exhibits and displays, as well as musical performances and exciting live demonstrations. Highlights include a HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter landing in the Rocket Garden, a parachute jump by the U.S. Air Force Academy Wings of Blue Demonstration Team and a heart-pounding F-15E Strike Eagle flyover.
Other activities include performances by the U.S. Air Force cover band, Max Impact, a U.S. Air Force drill team demonstration, and an Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) display, which includes a bomb suit and bomb-checking robot. The Air Force sponsored NASCAR race car, an A-10 Monster Truck and a full-scale F-16 mock-up in Thunderbird colors will also be on display.
Tops in Blue, the premiere entertainment showcase of the U.S. Air Force, will perform a free concert for the community in the Rocket Garden at 8:00 p.m. Tops in Blue is an all-active duty U.S. Air Force special unit made up of talented amateur performers. This elite group performs for military personnel and their families throughout the world.
Schedule of Events – October 28, 2010
9:00 a.m. Air Force art gallery and diversity display
10:00 a.m. HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter landing in the Rocket Garden
11:15 a.m. & 5:30 p.m. U.S. Air Force Drill Team performance
Noon U.S. Air Force Academy Wings of Blue parachute demonstration in the Rocket Garden
12:30 p.m. Lunch With an Astronaut featuring astronaut John Blaha (USAF, Ret.) SOLD OUT
1:00 p.m. U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle flyover
2:00, 4:30 & 6:30 p.m. Max Impact cover band performance, featuring four of the Air Force's most dynamic
vocalists supported by a five-piece rhythm section
3:30 p.m. Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) demonstration, including a bomb suit and
bomb-checking robot
8:00 p.m. Tops in Blue concert in the Rocket Garden, an all-active duty U.S. Air Force special
unit made up of amateur performers
Performance times subject to change.
Air Force Day activities are included with admission or an annual pass to Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. The Lunch With an Astronaut program is $22.99 plus tax for adults and $15.99 plus tax for children, ages 3-11, in addition to admission and reservations are suggested.
Note: The Lunch With an Astronaut program is SOLD OUT.
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If you're planning to be in the area for Air Show Week or for the November 1 space shuttle launch, check out the Cocoa Beach Air Show October 30-31, featuring the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds! Watch the show from all along the waterfront in Cocoa Beach. Click here for more information about the Air Show.