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Morpheus Robot Flies As High As The Great Pyramid Before Deking Sideways And Touching Down
The Morpheus lander comes in for a safe landing during a flight on Feb. 10, 2014. Credit: Project Morpheus/YouTube (screenshot)
If it weren’t for that blue sky and those trees in behind, we’d be convinced that this little robot is landing on Mars. The Morpheus Lander once again proved how hard-core amazing these free flights are, as the automated robot soared 467 feet (142 meters) high Feb. 10 before jaunting sideways and making a bang-on-target landing.
“Today we went as high as the top of Great Pyramid of Giza,” the NASA Morpheus Lander Twitter feed said, adding that the team was enjoying “celebratory brownies” to mark the milestone. You can watch the whole video below (and we dare you not to gape during that sideways maneuver.)
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