European scientists are turning an aircraft into a laboratory that simulates lunar gravity to prepare astronauts and technology for future moon landings as part of the NASA-led Artemis missions. The ...

NASA was formed in 1958 "to provide for research into problems of flight within and outside the Earth's atmosphere, and for ...

"An extended period of simulated lunar gravity is an important test regime for NASA," said ... fewer and fewer individuals or organizations control increasing shares of the mass media in our country.

All previous communications involving spacecraft beyond close Earth orbits demanded spacecraft with small, low-mass ... gravity models of planetary bodies. Artist Concept Image NASA's Lunar ...

Before arriving at the moon, the small satellite mission will use the gravity of the sun, Earth, and moon over several months ...

Credit: Blue Origin WASHINGTON — Blue Origin’s next suborbital spaceflight will be a long-awaited demonstration of New Shepard’s ability to generate lunar gravity rather than microgravity.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Blue Origin launched its New Shepard suborbital vehicle Feb. 4 on the company’s first attempt to simulate lunar gravity in flight. New Shepard lifted off from Blue ...

When NASA sends a rover or other piece of technology to the moon, there is no guarantee it will work under lunar gravity—an object that weighs 100 pounds on Earth weighs just 16.5 pounds on the ...

A Blue Origin spacecraft will attempt to mimic lunar gravity in a daring maneuver during a planned Tuesday morning launch from West Texas. The New Shepard vehicle was developed by billionaire Jeff ...