"A free flight test of the Morpheus prototype lander was conducted April 2 at the Shuttle Landing Facility. The 96-second test began at 4:21 p.m. EDT with the Morpheus lander launching from the ground over the flame trench and ascending more than 800 feet at a peak speed of 36 mph. The vehicle with its recently installed autonomous landing and hazard avoidance technology (ALHAT) sensors surveyed the hazard field to determine ""safe"" landing sites. (Kennedy Space Center image)"
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