Skylord Magazine

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An Alta X drone flies the SPLICE precision landing experiment near NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, on July 15, 2026

NASA SPLICE Flight Test Shows Promise for Precision Planetary Landings

NASA Armstrong reports an Alta-X drone flew SPLICE precision-landing technology in simulated lunar descents at Rogers Dry Lake, a step toward safer Moon and Mars touchdowns. ... Read More

Bell Aircraft X 1E rocket research aircraft on Rogers Dry Lake near Edwards California

This Day in Aviation History: Final Flight of the Bell X-1E

On November 6, 1958, NASA pilot Jack McKay flew the Bell X-1E on its 26th and final flight, closing the X-1 rocketplane program. ... Read More

A NASA Black Brant IX sounding rocket carrying FOXSI 5 launches from Poker Flat Research Range near Fairbanks, Alaska, on May 14, 2026

NASA Flare Alert System Helps Sounding Rockets Catch Solar Flares in Progress

A Nov. 4 Astrophysical Journal paper details a solar flare alert system that timed NASA sounding-rocket launches, including FOXSI-5 from Poker Flat in May 2026. ... Read More

Calbraith Perry Rodgers and the Vin Fiz just after landing in Pasadena, November 1911

This Day in Aviation History: Cal Rodgers Completes the First Transcontinental Flight

On November 5, 1911, Calbraith Perry Rodgers landed the Vin Fiz in Pasadena, completing the first U.S. coast-to-coast airplane flight. ... Read More