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NASA tests drone-borne system for autonomous Moon and planetary landings
NASA says an Alta-X drone carrying its SPLICE guidance and control payload completed simulated lunar descent and landing manoeuvres on Aug. 27. The technology is meant to help spacecraft navigate to safe landing sites on the Moon and other planets.
- Location
- ≈ United States, United States of America · United States of America live map
- Coordinates
- ≈ 39.00°N 98.00°W
- Reported
- 4 Nov 2026, 16:52 UTC
- Category
- Science & space · Space
- Impact
- 1 of 5 · Watch
- Situation
- Space exploration