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  • Overcast skies didn't deter the 'Mighty Eagle,' flying high above the historic F-1 test stand -- formerly used to test turbopumps for Saturn first stage engines.

    'Mighty Eagle' Lander Aces Major Exam

    09.05.12 - The "Mighty Eagle" robotic prototype lander flew to an altitude of 100 feet and descended to a landing during a free flight Sept. 5.

  • Teammates from the University of Waterloo, Canada, team work with their robot on the practice field at the Sample Return Robot Challenge.

    Robots, Rocks and Rovers Featured on NASA 360

    08.31.12 - If you like rock stars -- of the roving, robotic variety -- here's your chance to see a NASA-sized competition that’s all about them.

  • The 'Mighty Eagle' soars above the tree line. The vehicle was 'open loop' -- navigating autonomously without the command of the onboard camera and flying on a preprogrammed flight profile.

    'Mighty Eagle' Lander Takes 100-Foot Free Flight

    08.28.12 - The "Mighty Eagle," a robotic prototype lander, sailed to an altitude of 100 feet during another successful free flight Aug. 28.

  • R2 Astromech models

    From R2-D2 to Curiosity: Good Fiction to Great Science

    08.28.12 - NASA's Curiosity rover is firing imaginations again as it moves across Mars acting in some ways like the fictional robots from "Star Wars."

  • support equipment for Webb telescope

    The Webb Telescope's 'Golden Spider'

    08.23.12 - What looks like a giant golden spider weaving a web of cables and cords, is actually ground support equipment for the James Webb Space Telescope.

  • The Glory spacecraft inside its fairing.

    CSI: NASA

    08.22.12 - Failure analysis lab engineers call on technology, smarts and persistance to find out what happened when a launch goes wrong.

  • Mary Estacion

    Canada's 'Dynamic Duo' for Webb Telescope

    08.17.12 - A "Dynamic Duo" from Canada is the latest topic of the "Behind the Webb" series of videos, which highlights technology in NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.

  • On Aug. 16, NASA's 'Mighty Eagle' robotic prototype lander successfully found its target during a 32-second, untethered test. The vehicle reached an altitude of 30 feet, where it identified an optical target painted on the ground about 21 feet away, and descended for a safe landing.

    'Mighty Eagle' Robotic Lander Finds Its Target

    08.16.12 - NASA's "Mighty Eagle" successfully found its target during a 32-second free flight Aug. 16 at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala.

  • The capsule as it starts fall

    High-Altitude Drop Tests Rocket U. Engineers

    08.16.12 - Kennedy's Rocket University built lightweight capsule for high-altitude test of engineering prowess.

  • Fine Guidance Sensor for JWST

    Second Flight Instrument Delivered for James Webb Space Telescope

    08.13.12 - The second of four main instruments to fly aboard NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (Webb) has been delivered to NASA.

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