NASA JSC Project Morpheus Update

Internal NASA memo: “Out in the open field at the new Morpheus launch pad. West of JSC Building 14. If all goes well and there is no Govt. shutdown, the series of test firings may begin sometime Monday. The rocket engine burns methane and oxygen and is pressurized with helium. Note the ground restraint straps to keep it from “wandering.” This constraint is necessary since there is no active flight control system installed yet. There is ES Div. engineering support to this program, but very little publicity.” More