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STS101-350-022 - STS-101 - Trunnion pin cover and PFR on Node 1

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Technicians perform safing procedures on NASA's Project Morpheus prototype lander after completing the first free flight test at night from a launch pad at the north end of the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The 98-second test began at 10:02 p.m. EDT with the Morpheus lander launching from the ground over a flame trench and ascending more than 800 feet. The vehicle, with its autonomous landing and hazard avoidance technology, or ALHAT sensors, surveyed the hazard field to determine safe landing sites. Morpheus then flew forward and downward covering approximately 1,300 feet while performing a 78-foot divert to simulate a hazard avoidance maneuver. The lander then descended and landed on a dedicated pad inside the test field. Project Morpheus tests NASA’s ALHAT and an engine that runs on liquid oxygen and methane, which are green propellants. These new capabilities could be used in future efforts to deliver cargo to planetary surfaces.    The landing facility provides the lander with the kind of field necessary for realistic testing, complete with rocks, craters and hazards to avoid. Morpheus’ ALHAT payload allows it to navigate to clear landing sites amidst rocks, craters and other hazards during its descent. Project Morpheus is being managed under the Advanced Exploration Systems, or AES, Division in NASA’s Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate. The efforts in AES pioneer new approaches for rapidly developing prototype systems, demonstrating key capabilities and validating operational concepts for future human missions beyond Earth orbit. For more information on Project Morpheus, visit http://morpheuslander.jsc.nasa.gov/.  Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2014-2721

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Technicians perform safing procedures on NASA's Project Morpheus prototype lander after completing the first free flight test at night from a launch pad at the north end of the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The 98-second test began at 10:02 p.m. EDT with the Morpheus lander launching from the ground over a flame trench and ascending more than 800 feet. The vehicle, with its autonomous landing and hazard avoidance technology, or ALHAT sensors, surveyed the hazard field to determine safe landing sites. Morpheus then flew forward and downward covering approximately 1,300 feet while performing a 78-foot divert to simulate a hazard avoidance maneuver. The lander then descended and landed on a dedicated pad inside the test field. Project Morpheus tests NASA’s ALHAT and an engine that runs on liquid oxygen and methane, which are green propellants. These new capabilities could be used in future efforts to deliver cargo to planetary surfaces. The landing facility provides the lander with the kind of field necessary for realistic testing, complete with rocks, craters and hazards to avoid. Morpheus’ ALHAT payload allows it to navigate to clear landing sites amidst rocks, craters and other hazards during its descent. Project Morpheus is being managed under the Advanced Exploration Systems, or AES, Division in NASA’s Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate. The efforts in AES pioneer new approaches for rapidly developing prototype systems, demonstrating key capabilities and validating operational concepts for future human missions beyond Earth orbit. For more information on Project Morpheus, visit http://morpheuslander.jsc.nasa.gov/. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2014-2721

STS101-350-022 - STS-101 - Trunnion pin cover and PFR on Node 1

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Description: View of a trunnion pin cover and a portrable foot restraint (PFR) on the -ZA area of the Node 1/Unity module of the International Space Station (ISS) taken by the STS-101 crew. Some handrails, Space Vision System (SVS) targets, part of Pressurized Mating Adapter (PMA-1) and the bottom edge of the Strela crane are also visible. Locations visible on the Node - NOD1/ 01-05B. Some glare visible in the frames.

Subject Terms: NODE 1, INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION, DOCUMENTATION, STS-101, ATLANTIS (ORBITER)

Date Taken: 6/3/2000

Categories: Station Configuration

Interior_Exterior: Exterior

Ground_Orbit: On-orbit

Element: Node 1

Original: Film - 35MM CN

Preservation File Format: TIFF
STS-101

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The U.S. National Archives
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