{"id":2131,"date":"2013-05-06T16:22:02","date_gmt":"2013-05-06T16:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=2131"},"modified":"2013-05-06T16:24:26","modified_gmt":"2013-05-06T16:24:26","slug":"nasa-morpheus-project-resumes-tests-with-new-lander","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=2131","title":{"rendered":"NASA Morpheus Project resumes tests with new lander"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The NASA JSC <a href=\"http:\/\/morpheuslander.jsc.nasa.gov\/\" target=\"_d\">Project Morpheus<\/a> has begun testing its new vertical-take-off and landing vehicle. (The previous vehicle was <a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/yZPnTK3Bhgw\" target=\"_blank\">destroyed in a crash<\/a> during a test flight in August of 2012):\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/morpheuslander.blogspot.com\/2013\/05\/and-so-we-begin-again.html\" target=\"_d\">And So We Begin Again &#8211; Project Morpheus Blog<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NMnyvBDeaOM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The roar of a 5,000lb rocket engine has returned to the Johnson Space Center. The Morpheus team has completed the build-up of our \u201cBravo\u201d vehicle, conducted numerous integrated tests, and has now stepped into our flight test program. We are picking up where we left off \u2013 in fact we never stopped working. We have completed our first major milestone in conducting a 50-second static hot fire of the main engine in the vehicle, including simultaneous demonstration of thrust vector control (TVC) and integrated methane reaction control system (RCS) jet firings. Thrust vector control is used to balance and fly the vehicle, while the RCS jets are used to keep the vehicle pointed in the correct direction. We will step into dynamic tethered flights soon, in preparation for our return to KSC this summer.<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/morpheuslander.blogspot.com\/2013\/05\/and-so-we-begin-again.html\" target=\"_d\">Continue&#8230; <\/a><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The NASA JSC Project Morpheus has begun testing its new vertical-take-off and landing vehicle. (The previous vehicle was destroyed in a crash during a test flight in August of 2012):\u00a0 And So We Begin Again &#8211; Project Morpheus Blog The roar of a 5,000lb rocket engine has returned to the Johnson Space Center. The Morpheus &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=2131\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">NASA Morpheus Project resumes tests with new lander<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2131","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-rockets"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-yn","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3649,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=3649","url_meta":{"origin":2131,"position":0},"title":"Video: Morpheus lander tethered test with lateral translation","author":"TopSpacer","date":"July 27, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"On Friday the Project Morpheus Vertical Takeoff and Landing rocket vehicle flew another tethered test , this time with a short horizontal translation included: http:\/\/youtu.be\/z68yXnEpzIE Caption: The Morpheus\/ALHAT team successfully completed TT27 with ALHAT on board Morpheus' Bravo vehicle, meeting all test objectives including ALHAT tracking & imaging and Bravo\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Rockets&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Rockets","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=5"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/z68yXnEpzIE\/0.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":6090,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=6090","url_meta":{"origin":2131,"position":1},"title":"Videos: NASA Morpheus rocket vehicle flies again","author":"TopSpacer","date":"January 17, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"NASA's\u00a0Project Morpheus\u00a0flew their Armadillo Aerospace\u00a0quad-style vertical takeoff and landing rocket vehicle again on Thursday at Kennedy Space Center. 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This test was performed with the \"Bravo\" version of the vehicle and tested some of the new backup\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Rockets&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Rockets","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=5"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=hobbyspace&l=ur2&o=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":4223,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=4223","url_meta":{"origin":2131,"position":3},"title":"NASA MSFC Mighty Eagle to fly today + Morpheus Lander video of latest test","author":"TopSpacer","date":"August 30, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"NASA Marshall Spaceflight Center's Mighty Eagle vertical takeoff and landing vehicle will try a tethered flight test today. See updates at Mighty Eagle (NASAMightyEagle) on Twitter. --- And here is a video of yesterday's tethered flight test of the NASA JSC Project Morpheus lander: http:\/\/youtu.be\/TxVL0NyYyKw Caption: The Morpheus team successfully\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Rockets&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Rockets","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=5"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/TxVL0NyYyKw\/0.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":488,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=488","url_meta":{"origin":2131,"position":4},"title":"Project Morpheus &#8211; &#8220;Hard at work&#8221;","author":"TopSpacer","date":"February 8, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"NASA JSC's Project Morpheus, which suffered a dramatic crash last summer of their vertical takeoff and landing vehicle, has been busy \"preparing for this year\u2019s series of tests and building the new Morpheus 1.5B and 1.5C vehicles\" : Hard at Work - Project Morpheus Blog. 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