Practicing for Safe Landings on the Moon and Beyond
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On Aug. 27, 2026, an Alta-X drone flew NASA's SPLICE (Safe and Precise Landing - Integrated Capabilities Evolution) experiment near Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. The guidance and navigation system, developed by researchers at Johnson Space Center in Houston, completed a simulated lunar descent test during the flight.
In this Aug. 27, 2026, image, an Alta-X drone flies an advanced guidance and navigation system known as the Safe and Precise Landing – Integrated Capabilities Evolution (SPLICE) experiment near NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. Researchers at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston developed SPLICE, which successfully completed simulated lunar descent and […]
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