Jan 24, 2025 · Blue Origin’s next New Shepard flight, NS-29, will simulate the Moon’s gravity and fly 30 payloads, all but one of which is focused on testing lunar-related technologies. The launch window opens on Tuesday, January 28, at 10:00 AM CST / …

3 days ago · Blue Origin's famed New Shepard spacecraft successfully simulated the moon's low gravity on board its capsule during a brief flight Tuesday morning over West Texas. Video of the uncrewed launch ...

3 days ago · Jeff Bezos' spaceflight company Blue Origin simulated lunar gravity conditions today (Feb. 4) during the 29th launch of its New Shepard suborbital vehicle.

1 day ago · Blue Origin stated during the live broadcast that the capsule was engineered to land safely with fewer than three parachutes. Lunar Gravity Simulated for Research Payloads. According to reports, the NS-29 mission introduced a lunar gravity simulation for the first time using the New Shepard vehicle. The capsule achieved this by rotating ...

3 days ago · Blue Origin launched the 29 lunar technology experiments to the edge of space from West Texas. The company later confirmed that roughly two minutes of artificial lunar gravity were achieved by spinning the capsule 11 times a minute. It was Blue Origin’s first attempt at mimicking lunar gravity, which is one-sixth that of Earth.

3 days ago · Blue Origin launched its New Shepard suborbital vehicle Feb. 4 on the company’s first attempt to simulate lunar gravity in flight. Close ... Updated 2:40 p.m. Eastern with Blue Origin statement.

3 days ago · 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 ...

4 days ago · In a first for Blue Origin, the payloads will experience two minutes of simulated lunar gravity, which the New Shepard capsule will induce by spinning at a rate of 11 revolutions per minute.

Jan 24, 2025 · Seventeen technologies are expected to fly aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard reusable suborbital rocket system on an upcoming flight test. The flight is expected to provide approximately two minutes of simulated lunar gravity, allowing researchers to test and de-risk innovations that could address critical shortfalls for the Artemis program ...

2 days ago · It carried 29 cargoes, 17 of which were provided by NASA under the Flight Opportunities program. It included an agreement with Blue Origin four years ago to demonstrate the feasibility of simulating lunar gravity, which would allow testing of technologies and instruments for NASA’s lunar program.