Xombie Lander Switches Landing Site Automatically | NASA Space Science HD

Xombie Lander Switches Landing Site Automatically | NASA Space Science HD Coconut Science Lab:
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The Jet Propulsion Lab's experimental G-FOLD divert algorithm landing system was tested on September 20, 2013 at the Mohave Air & Space Port - using a Masten Xombie landing craft. The algorithm allows a rocket to select an alternate landing site without human input.

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