2 days ago · Plus, we can adapt this New Shepard capability to closely mirror Mars and other solar system gravity environments in the future," Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp said in an X post on Jan. 24.

Jan 24, 2025 · New Shepard’s 29th Mission Will Fly 30 Payloads, Mimic the Moon’s Gravity January 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 / 1600 UTC ...

1 day 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 ...

1 day ago · Mimicking the moon's gravity on spaceflights can accelerate research at much lower costs and future trips can “closely mirror Mars and other solar system gravity environments,” Blue Origin CEO ...

1 day 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 ...

1 day ago · Blue Origin to attempt moon gravity simulation. The New Shepard mission is far from the first to carry scientific payloads to the edge of space, but it will be the first to attempt to simulate the ...

1 day ago · One major departure from Blue Origin's past New Shepard flights is the spin maneuver to create the effect of one-sixth Earth's gravity (simulating the gravity of the moon) during the NS-29 mission.

Mar 9, 2021 · Blue Origin’s first flight of this capability will target 11 rotations per minute to provide more than two minutes of continuous lunar gravity, exposing the technologies to this challenging but difficult-to-test condition.

1 day ago · It was Blue Origin’s first attempt at mimicking lunar gravity, which is one-sixth that of Earth. This image provided by Blue Origin shows New Shepard on the pad during takeoff in West Texas ...

1 day ago · Blue Origin launched the 29 lunar technology experiments to the edge of space from West Texas. Plans called for creating a few minutes of artificial lunar gravity by repeatedly spinning the capsule.