NASA Morpheus 1.5B Bravo configuration
Morpheus 1.5B Bravo incorporated more than 70 vehicle, ground-system and operational improvements after Alpha’s loss. Its large-throat HD4-A-LT engine supported the heavier testbed and ALHAT payload. Free flights at Kennedy from December 2013 through December 2014 progressively demonstrated autonomous precision landing, including the final closed-loop hazard-avoidance flight.
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Identity
- Aliases
- 1.5B BravoMorpheus 1.5B Bravo
- Family Name
- Morpheus lander testbed
- Full Name
- NASA Morpheus 1.5B Bravo configuration
- Roles
- researchexperimentaltechnology_demonstratorlander
- Status
- retired
- Type
- other
- Variant Name
- 1.5B Bravo
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- Description
- Morpheus 1.5B Bravo incorporated more than 70 vehicle, ground-system and operational improvements after Alpha’s loss. Its large-throat HD4-A-LT engine supported the heavier testbed and ALHAT payload. Free flights at Kennedy from December 2013 through December 2014 progressively demonstrated autonomous precision landing, including the final closed-loop hazard-avoidance flight.
- First Flight Year
- 2,013
- Last Flight Year
- 2,014
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Parent Vehicle Family
- Programs
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Count
- 1
- Placement
- other
- Propulsion System
- Role
- landing
- Variant Notes
- Gimbaled main engine provides both terrestrial takeoff and powered landing.
- Name
- 1.5B Bravo main-engine configuration
- Notes
- Main engine only; separate integrated roll-control thrusters are not assigned an exact canonical identity here.
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- Creation Time
- October 29, 2026 at 15:36:03 UTC
- Updated Time
- October 29, 2026 at 15:36:46 UTC
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