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The “Mighty Eagle” soars above the tree line on August 16, 2012. The vehicle was “open loop” – navigating autonomously without the command of the onboard camera and flying on a preprogrammed flight profile. This NASA robotic prototype lander sailed to an altitude of 100 feet during another successful free flight August 28 at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. The test is part of a new series of free flights testing the robotic prototype lander's autonomous rendezvous and capture capabilities. (Photo by NASA/MSFC/Fred Deaton)
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