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Morpheus 1.5B Bravo flight article

Bravo was the rebuilt Morpheus flight article used to expand the lander envelope and demonstrate ALHAT-guided recovery at Kennedy. It used the HD4-A-LT main engine, including the injector recovered from Alpha. Its final free flight on 15 December 2014 used the upgraded ALHAT sensor suite throughout the approach and landed near the selected safe target. The vehicle and ground equipment subsequently returned to Johnson.

Morpheus 1.5B Bravo flight article
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Morpheus BravoMorpheus 1.5B
Name
Morpheus 1.5B Bravo flight article
Status
retired

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Bravo was the rebuilt Morpheus flight article used to expand the lander envelope and demonstrate ALHAT-guided recovery at Kennedy. It used the HD4-A-LT main engine, including the injector recovered from Alpha. Its final free flight on 15 December 2014 used the upgraded ALHAT sensor suite throughout the approach and landed near the selected safe target. The vehicle and ground equipment subsequently returned to Johnson.
First Flight Date
2013-12-10
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Creation Time
October 29, 2026 at 15:36:06 UTC
Updated Time
October 29, 2026 at 15:36:46 UTC

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Last Flight Date
2014-12-15