NASA's 'Mighty Eagle' robotic prototype lander takes 100-foot free flight
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 - 08:01
in Astronomy & Space
(Phys.org)—With a whistle and a roar, the "Mighty Eagle," a NASA robotic prototype lander, sailed to an altitude of 100 feet during another successful free flight Aug. 28 at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala.