NASA’s 15th Administrator Jared Issacman, right, flies SkyFall, the next evolution of Mars helicopters, during Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s demonstration at Los Alamitos Joint Forces Training Base, California, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026. Next to him is AeroVironment team members Matt Keenon, center, and Steve Quintero.
NASA Participates in California’s Pacific Airshow
NASA’s 15th Administrator Jared Issacman, center, stands with Jet Propulsion Laboratory project manager Håvard Grip, left, and Sean Gustafson, senior advisor to the administrator during a demonstration of SkyFall, the next evolution of Mars helicopters, at Los Alamitos Joint Forces Training Base, California, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026.
NASA Participates in California’s Pacific Airshow
NASA quality assurance specialist Walt Kondracki inspects an agency F-15 aircraft at Los Alamitos Joint Forces Training Base, California, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026. The jet was among the NASA aircraft that flew in the Pacific Airshow in Huntington Beach, California, Oct. 2-4.
NASA Participates in California’s Pacific Airshow
NASA F-15 Crew Chief Zach Burke inspects the aircraft at Los Alamitos Joint Forces Training Base, California, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026. The jet was among the NASA aircraft that flew in the Pacific Airshow in Huntington Beach, California, Oct. 2-4.
NASA Participates in California’s Pacific Airshow
AeroVironment team members Matt Keenon, left, and Steve Quintero fly SkyFall, the next evolution of Mars helicopters, during Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s media demonstration at Los Alamitos Joint Forces Training Base, California, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. Visitors to the Pacific Airshow in Huntington Beach, California, Oct. 2-4, can get an up-close look at the rotorcraft at the NASA exhibit, which also highlights Artemis, the X-59, a lunar globe, and an Apollo 15 Moon rock.
NASA Flies into California’s Pacific Airshow
NASA’s 15th Administrator Jared Issacman, second from left, holds a SkyFall propeller bladeduring Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s demonstration of the next evolution of Mars helicopters at Los Alamitos Joint Forces Training Base, California, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026. Also pictured are, from left, JPL SkyFall project manager Håvard Grip and AeroVironment team members Paulina Ridland and Steve Quintero.
NASA Participates in California’s Pacific Airshow
NASA’s 15th Administrator Jared Issacman, left, speaks with, from left, Todd Ericson, senior advisor to the administrator, NASA pilot Mike Lippert, and NASA pilot Wayne Ringelberg at Los Alamitos Joint Forces Training Base, California, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026. Behind them is the agency’s F/A-18 aircraft, which Lippert and Ringelberg flew during the Pacific Airshow in Huntington Beach, California, Oct. 2-4.
NASA Participates in California’s Pacific Airshow
NASA quality assurance specialist Alejandro Rodriguez Mendez; Cameron Copple, F/A-18 crew chief; and F/A-18 mechanic Michael Lara inspect the aircraft at Los Alamitos Joint Forces Training Base, California, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026. The jet was among the NASA aircraft that flew in the Pacific Airshow in Huntington Beach, California, Oct. 2-4.
NASA Participates in California’s Pacific Airshow
NASA test pilot Mike Lippert flies an F/A‑18 with videographer Lori Losey in the back seat during a Pacific Airshow flyover at Huntington Beach, California, Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. NASA is also hosting an exhibit featuring Artemis, the X‑59, SkyFall, a lunar globe, and an Apollo 15 Moon rock, with pilots and research experts available throughout the weekend.
NASA Flies into California’s Pacific Airshow
NASA photographer Jim Ross rides in the back seat of the agency’s newly painted F‑15, which honors America’s 250th birthday, during a transit flight to Huntington Beach, California, piloted by NASA test pilot Wayne Ringelberg, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. The aircraft will fly in the Pacific Airshow, Oct. 2-4.
NASA Flies into California’s Pacific Airshow
NASA test pilot Mike Lippert flies an F/A‑18 with videographer Lori Losey in the back seat during a Pacific Airshow flyover at Huntington Beach, California, Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. NASA is also hosting an exhibit featuring Artemis, the X‑59, SkyFall, a lunar globe, and an Apollo 15 Moon rock, with pilots and research experts available throughout the weekend.
NASA Flies into California’s Pacific Airshow
NASA test pilot Mike Lippert flies an F/A‑18 with videographer Lori Losey in the back seat during a Pacific Airshow flyover at Huntington Beach, California, Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. NASA is also hosting an exhibit featuring Artemis, the X‑59, SkyFall, a lunar globe, and an Apollo 15 Moon rock, with pilots and research experts available throughout the weekend.
NASA Flies into California’s Pacific Airshow
NASA videographer Lori Losey, right, and research pilot Carrie Worth speak with young visitors at the NASA exhibit during the Pacific Airshow at Huntington Beach, California, Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. The exhibit features Artemis, the X‑59, SkyFall, a lunar globe, and an Apollo 15 Moon rock.
NASA Flies into California’s Pacific Airshow
NASA test pilot Mike Lippert flies an F/A‑18 with videographer Lori Losey in the back seat during a Pacific Airshow flyover at Huntington Beach, California, Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. NASA is also hosting an exhibit featuring Artemis, the X‑59, SkyFall, a lunar globe, and an Apollo 15 Moon rock, with pilots and research experts available throughout the weekend.
NASA Flies into California’s Pacific Airshow
NASA test pilot Mike Lippert flies an F/A‑18 with videographer Lori Losey in the back seat during a Pacific Airshow flyover at Huntington Beach, California, Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. NASA is also hosting an exhibit featuring Artemis, the X‑59, SkyFall, a lunar globe, and an Apollo 15 Moon rock, with pilots and research experts available throughout the weekend.
NASA Flies into California’s Pacific Airshow
NASA public affairs specialist Arezu Sarvestani, right, speaks with visitors viewing the Apollo 15 Moon rock at NASA’s exhibit during the Pacific Airshow in Huntington Beach, California, Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. The exhibit also features Artemis, the X‑59, SkyFall, and a lunar globe. NASA aircraft will participate in the airshow from Oct. 2-4.
NASA Flies into California’s Pacific Airshow
Akosua Dufie, F‑18 lead operations engineer, talks with visitors at the NASA exhibit during the Pacific Airshow at Huntington Beach, California, Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. The exhibit highlights Artemis, the X‑59, SkyFall, a lunar globe, and an Apollo 15 Moon rock.
NASA Flies into California’s Pacific Airshow
Photographer Jim Ross captures images of NASA’s F/A‑18 from the back seat of an F‑15 flying alongside during the Pacific Airshow at Huntington Beach, California, Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. NASA is also hosting an exhibit featuring Artemis, the X‑59, SkyFall, a lunar globe, and an Apollo 15 Moon rock.
NASA Flies into California’s Pacific Airshow
NASA test pilot Mike Lippert talks with young visitors at the NASA exhibit during the Pacific Airshow at Huntington Beach, California, Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. The exhibit features Artemis, the X‑59, SkyFall, a lunar globe, and an Apollo 15 Moon rock.
NASA Flies into California’s Pacific Airshow
NASA test pilot Mike Lippert takes a photo with two young visitors at the NASA exhibit during the Pacific Airshow at Huntington Beach, California, Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. The exhibit features Artemis, the X‑59, SkyFall, a lunar globe, and an Apollo 15 Moon rock.
NASA Flies into California’s Pacific Airshow
A NASA F‑15 aircraft is shown flying next to a NASA F/A‑18 during the Pacific Airshow in Huntington Beach, California, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026. The F‑15, from NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, is painted in honor of America’s 250th birthday.
NASA Participates in California’s Pacific Airshow
A NASA F‑15 aircraft is shown flying next to a NASA F/A‑18 during the Pacific Airshow in Huntington Beach, California, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026. The F‑15, from NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, is painted in honor of America’s 250th birthday.
NASA Participates in California’s Pacific Airshow
NASA’s 15th Administrator Jared Issacman, center, poses with, from left, Sean Gustafson, senior advisor to the administrator; NASA pilot Mike Lippert; NASA pilot Wayne Ringelberg; and Todd Ericson, senior advisor to the administrator, in front of agency’s newly painted F‑15, which honors America’s 250th birthday, during the Pacific Airshow in Huntington Beach, California, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026.
NASA Participates in California’s Pacific Airshow
A NASA F‑15 aircraft is shown flying next to a NASA F/A‑18 during the Pacific Airshow in Huntington Beach, California, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026. The F‑15, from NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, is painted in honor of America’s 250th birthday.
NASA Participates in California’s Pacific Airshow
NASA’s 15th Administrator Jared Issacman, center, poses for a photo with NASA pilots Mike Lippert, left, and Wayne Ringelberg in front of agency’s newly painted F‑15, which honors America’s 250th birthday, during the Pacific Airshow in Huntington Beach, California, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026.
NASA Participates in California’s Pacific Airshow
NASA’s 15th Administrator Jared Issacman, center, poses with, from left, NASA photographer Jim Ross; Sean Gustafson, senior advisor to the administrator; NASA pilot Mike Lippert; NASA pilot Wayne Ringelberg; Todd Ericson, senior advisor to the administrator; and videographer Lori Losey in front of agency’s newly painted F‑15, which honors America’s 250th birthday, during the Pacific Airshow in Huntington Beach, California, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026.
NASA Participates in California’s Pacific Airshow
A NASA F/A-18 aircraft is shown flying next to the agency’s newly painted F-15 during the Pacific Airshow in Huntington Beach, California, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026. The F‑15, from NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, is painted in honor of America’s 250th birthday.
NASA Participates in California’s Pacific Airshow