Blue Origin, NASA Re-Create Moon’s Gravity - FLYING Magazine
13 hours ago · “New Shepard’s ability to provide a lunar gravity environment is an extremely unique and valuable capability as researchers set their sights on a return to the moon,” said Phil Joyce, senior ...
Blue Origin Completes 29th New Shepard Mission, Successfully …
Feb 3, 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 / …
Blue Origin mimics moon gravity on 1st-of-its-kind New Shepard …
Feb 4, 2025 · Jeff Bezos' spaceflight company Blue Origin simulated lunar gravity conditions today (Feb. 4) during the 29th launch of its New Shepard suborbital vehicle.
Blue Origin tests Moon gravity on New Shepard for NASA research
4 days ago · 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 approximately 11 times per minute for a duration of two minutes, a manoeuvre facilitated by its …
Blue Origin New Shepard launch recap: Spacecraft mimics lunar gravity
6 days ago · The New Shepard mission is far from the first to carry scientific payloads to the edge of space, but it was the first to mimic the moon's gravity.. The gravitational pull of the lunar surface is ...
Blue Origin launches New Shepard on lunar gravity suborbital flight
6 days ago · Blue Origin launched its New Shepard suborbital vehicle Feb. 4 on the company’s first attempt to simulate lunar gravity in flight.
Tests in Simulated Lunar Gravity to Prep Payloads for Moon - NASA
6 days ago · Launch of Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital rocket system on Feb. 4, 2025. During the flight test, the capsule at the top detached from the booster and spun at approximately 11 rpm to simulate lunar gravity for the NASA-supported payloads inside.
What time is Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket 'moon gravity' …
6 days 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.
Blue Origin's New Shepard to simulate moon's gravity: Watch …
6 days ago · To pull off the feat, the capsule will have to spin at a rate of about 11 revolutions per minute, providing at least two minutes of lunar gravity forces. The spacecraft will carry 30 science...
Blue Origin’s mission NS-29 to experience two minutes of lunar gravity …
Jan 24, 2025 · This mission will simulate the Moon’s gravity and fly 30 payloads, all but one of which is focused on testing lunar-related technologies. The payloads will experience at least two minutes of lunar gravity forces, a first for New Shepard and …