{"id":550712,"date":"2026-09-25T02:29:19","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T16:29:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?guid=381e083eedb3688b41a0801f7b2c3d32"},"modified":"2026-09-25T02:29:19","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T16:29:19","slug":"practicing-for-safe-landings-on-the-moon-and-beyond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=550712","title":{"rendered":"Practicing for Safe Landings on the Moon and Beyond"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In this Aug. 27, 2026, image, an Alta-X drone flies an advanced guidance and navigation system known as the Safe and Precise Landing \u2013 Integrated Capabilities Evolution<\/a> (SPLICE) experiment near NASA\u2019s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California.<\/p>\n

Researchers at NASA\u2019s Johnson Space Center in Houston developed SPLICE, which successfully completed simulated lunar descent and landing maneuvers during recent testing. Its technologies provide safe and precise landing for the Moon, Mars, icy worlds, and other destinations using specialized navigation, guidance, and processing techniques. It enables landing in hard-to-reach and unknown areas that are of high scientific interest.<\/p>\n

Image credit: NASA\/Ryan Kline<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In this Aug. 27, 2026, image, an Alta-X drone flies an advanced guidance and navigation system known as the Safe and Precise Landing \u2013 Integrated Capabilities Evolution (SPLICE) experiment near NASA\u2019s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. Researchers at NASA\u2019s Johnson Space Center in Houston developed SPLICE, which successfully completed simulated lunar descent and [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-550712","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t