'Mighty Eagle' lander aces major exam
Thursday, September 6, 2012 - 09:30
in Astronomy & Space
(Phys.org)—Completing this round of flight test objectives, the "Mighty Eagle," a NASA robotic prototype lander, flew to an altitude of 100 feet and descended gently to a controlled landing during a successful free flight Sept. 5 at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala.