Nevada Aerospace Hall of Fame

08/02/2026

August 1, 1955- first test flight at Groom Lake (Area 51) Nevada of the U-2 prototype. It accidentally became airborne while doing taxi tests. Groom Lake saw the legacy fostered the Lockheed Skunkworks with Kelly Johnson at the helm. With the U-2, the ‘Blackbird’ family was born. The U-2 was followed by the A-12 and the SR-71. The U-2 is active to this day. For more information see link below:

,The Cold War Museum

05/05/2026

The Nevada Aerospace Hall of Fame is thrilled to support University of Nevada Las Vegas students on building and launching a space rated cube satellite into space. Students led by Kylee Brahma have been working on the project for 10 months and the first milestone was the launch on March 28, 2026, of a balloon to test the preliminary communications systems of their education-rated mock cube satellite. Their goal aimed for 2027!

Nevada is one of the few states in the country that has not launched a satellite into outer space. Kylee and her team will be the very first to make this historic accomplishment!

Prior to the launch of the balloon, Kylee and her team presented their project to the Nevada Aerospace Hall of Fame’s Board to seek funding. The NVAHOF agreed to fund half of the project’s cost, which is $10,000. On April 13, 2026, Kylee and her team presented their project to MTSI, which committed $4,000, bringing the total funding to $9,000. At the next NVAHOF Board Meeting, Executive Director Dan Bubb will ask the Board if the NVAHOF would be willing to increase its amount of funding to $6,000, which would make total funding $10,000 to fully cover the cost of Kylee and her team’s project. The NVAHOF and MTSI are super excited to see this historic moment, and proud that Kylee and her team are representing the NVAHOF as members!

For more information on the project, please visit the link below. It will take you to the Nevada Aerospace Hall of Fame website.

https://www.nvahof.org/nvahof-supporting-unlv-atlas-1-space-mission/

welcome to the Nevada Aerospace Hall of Fame honoring the achievement, participation and advancement of aviation and aerospace technology by the men and women of Nevada.

04/07/2026

The Nevada Aerospace Hall of Fame (NVAHOF) had the pleasure of showcasing and educating people about the rich aviation legacy and future of aviation and aerospace in the Silver State.
Held under the bright skies of the North Las Vegas Airport on Saturday, April 4. Aviation fans and families took in all the exhibits.

The Nevada Aerospace Hall of Fame was founded on December 1, 2008. NVAHOF offers information related to the history of aviation and aerospace in Nevada through our website, speaker's bureau, and archival holdings.
A big part of our mission is to participate is the fostering of education to future generations. NVAHOF recognizes and celebrates the contributions to the advancement of the aviation and aerospace history at our annual Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
For more information and membership inquiries, please visit us at www.nvahof.org