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Passion Meets Precision at NASA’s Flight Research Lab
NASA’s Dale Reed Subscale Flight Research Laboratory uses small, remotely piloted aircraft to test emerging aerospace technologies. The lab allows engineers to evaluate ideas that are too risky or expensive to test at full scale.
Why it matters
Developing precise landing and hazard detection systems through subscale testing is critical for the safety and success of future missions to the Moon and Mars.
The big picture
This article focuses on NASA's aeronautics and planetary exploration research, complementing previous reports on the agency's Earth-mass tracking capabilities.
The details
- The SPLICE system was developed by researchers at NASA’s Johnson Space Center. - The laboratory is located at the Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. - Staff roles include chief engineer Derek Abramson, chief pilot Justin Hall, and drone pilot Justin Link.
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Derek Abramson works at Dale Reed Subscale Flight Research Laboratory
Derek Abramson, Dale Reed Subscale Flight Research Laboratory chief engineer
Justin Hall works at Dale Reed Subscale Flight Research Laboratory
Justin Hall, laboratory chief pilot
Justin Link works at Dale Reed Subscale Flight Research Laboratory
Justin link, drone pilot at the Dale Reed Subscale Flight Research Laboratory
Dale Reed Subscale Flight Research Laboratory is related to Armstrong Flight Research Center
Dale Reed Subscale Flight Research Laboratory at the agency’s Armstrong Flight Research Center
Johnson Space Center is related to NASA
Researchers at NASA’s Johnson Space Center
Alta-X uses Safe and Precise Landing – Integrated Capabilities Evolution
the Safe and Precise Landing – Integrated Capabilities Evolution (SPLICE) experiment, which is installed on the Alta-X
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Derek Abramson works at U.S. Navy
Abramson’s expertise, built through service in the U.S. Navy
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