Open AccessMorpheus 1.5a Lander Failure Investigation Results
Author(s) -
Jennifer Devolites,
Jon B. Olansen,
Steve Munday
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
aiaa space 2014 conference and exposition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Conference proceedings
DOI - 10.2514/6.2013-5358
Subject(s) - computer science , geology , aeronautics , astrobiology , engineering , physics
On August 9th, 2012, the Morpheus 1.5 Vertical Testbed (VTB) crashed during Free Flight 2 (FF2) at KSC SLF, resulting in the loss of 1.5 VTB hardware. JSC/KSC Morpheus team immediately executed the prerehearsed Emergency Action Plan to protect personnel and property, so damage was limited to 1.5 VTB hardware. JSC/KSC Morpheus team secured data and mapped & recovered debris. Project had predeclared loss of VTB to be a test failure, not a mishap.
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