Enhanced capability to collect hypersonic flight data is required to better understand the flow physics around spacecraft entering Earth’s atmosphere. Especially daytime recording, while possible, is challenging, requiring compromises due to saturation and environmental noise. Using event-based cameras will allow spectral measurements to be done equally well during the day and night without modifications to instrumentation, overcoming the current major limitation associated with daytime tests. Combining these cameras with high-resolution spectroscopy enables more reliable collection of critical data, such as the flow temperature and species composition. Measurements were performed using a novel neuromorphic spectroscopy system and a range of light sources, obtaining both broadband and discrete line spectra. Dynamic range and long-range spectroscopy results show performance improvement of the event-based system over the camera typically used for the conditions tested, first-time demonstrating that neuromorphic spectroscopy systems are capable of successfully recording emission spectra.