The "Mighty Eagle" is a robotic lander prototype being developed by NASA to explore the surface of the moon, asteroids and other planets like Mercury.
It's 4 feet tall, 8 feet wide and weighs 700 pounds when fueled with 90 percent pure hydrogen peroxide.
On Aug. 8, the machine completed its first successful flight without tethers at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. The three-legged lander hovered at 30 feet and soared for 34 seconds before landing on a launchpad. The test simulates the landing that would be carried out in space.
Watch the Mighty Eagle take flight below: