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Morpheus to attempt test flight today

FLORIDA TODAY Staff

NASA's Morpheus lander will attempt another test flight today at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.

The Project Morpheus prototype lander touches down after completing its sixth free flight test at KSC.

This time the goal is a 98-second flight climbing about 803 feet and flying downrange 1,333 feet, with a pre-planned maneuver to change its trajectory.

The test is scheduled for about 3 p.m.

The four-legged vehicle, a Johnson Space Center-led technology development project, has had a string of successful test flights.

The test can be watched live at http://morpheuslander.jsc.nasa.gov/