The first test flight of the Kettering Aerial Torpedo is carried out at Dayton, Ohio. Nicknamed “Bug,” the Aerial Torpedo is the world’s first guided missile and is a precursor to modern day cruise missiles.
NASA Boss: Race to Moon Has National Security Stakes
Sept. 15, 2026
NASA is pushing hard to get astronauts back to the moon by 2028—and the urgency is driven in no small part by the national security implications of doing so before China does, Administrator Jared Isaacman said Sept. 15.
