Fast Facts NASA demonstrated SPLICE autonomous navigation for safer lunar and planetary landings. Alta-X drone tested terrain mapping and hazard…
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Quick Takeaways NASA launches a $1 million challenge for student Moon Base designs. U.S. high school and postsecondary teams can…
Top Highlights NASA unveiled the experimental X-70 Fractal, a reconfigurable aircraft for advanced aviation research. The crewed platform tests flight…
Top Highlights NASA’s USRC combines research grants with entrepreneurship training for aspiring aerospace innovators. Gardner’s team developed experimental drones while…
Essential Insights NASA’s MAX POWER expo runs November 6–8 near Kennedy Space Center. Visitors can explore aircraft, autonomous technology, spacecraft,…
Fast Facts NASA’s SR-1 Freedom will be the first fission-powered spacecraft beyond Earth orbit. It will demonstrate nuclear-electric propulsion using…
Essential Insights NASA test pilot Mike Lippert flew the X-59 for the first time October 21, 2026. He took off…
Top Highlights NASA is developing SPEARS solid-state batteries for the Moon’s extreme temperatures. Solid electrolytes avoid freezing, evaporation, and damage…
Essential Insights NASA seeks student ideas to improve lunar communication systems for 2027. Reliable lunar communications are vital for astronaut…
Top Highlights NASA’s Armstrong Center pioneered supersonic flight in 1946. Today, it tests the quiet, boomless X-59 aircraft over communities.…