Oklahoma launches inaugural Aerospace Week, April 1-7

The Oklahoma City Innovation District, in collaboration with the Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics, is launching the state's first annual Aerospace Week. It will take place April 1-7 and will have events for all ages.

On February 29, history in the state of Oklahoma was written when Governor Kevin Stitt signed an executive proclamation declaring April 1-7 as “Oklahoma Aerospace Week.” Such recognition solidifies the importance of the aerospace and defense sectors – integral in bringing a plethora of jobs, resources and opportunities to our state, propelling the industry as the second largest in economic impact.

The Innovation District is assembling a high-level training symposium featuring renowned experts and industry leaders in cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and extended reality. Jim Bridenstine, a former NASA Administrator, will serve as the featured keynote speaker. For more information on the Aerospace Innovative Training Symposium, visit the Oklahoma City Innovation District’s website.

Scissortail Park, in partnership with the Oklahoma City Innovation District, will add interactive aerospace STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, mathematics) booths to their already established annual "Taking Flight Wind and Kite Festival" on Saturday, April 6 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Love's Travel Stops Great Lawn.

To conclude the festivities, the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber’s annual State of the Aerospace event is scheduled for Wednesday, May 8 at the Reed Conference Center in Midwest City. Stay up to date on announcements and details on our events page.

Aerospace Week caps off a collective series of developments previously reported on VeloCityOKC.com. With the addition of Pratt & Whitney’s sustainment facility and the expansion of the Oklahoma Aviation Academy (OAA), the state of Oklahoma continues to leverage and engineer itself into an aeronautical hotbed.