17 hours ago · Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket lifts off on its 29th mission on February 4, during which it simulated lunar gravity for about two minutes.

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 / …

6 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.

3 days ago · Image: Blue Origin Tuesday morning, Blue Origin launches its 29th New Shepard mission from West Texas. While the missions have become rather mundane, this time the company was able to spin the capsule up to simulate lunar gravity for the payloads it carried. At 10:00 A.M. CT at its launch site in West Texas, Blue Origin launched its 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.

4 days 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 ...

5 days ago · Blue Origin has sent its reusable New Shepard rocket on another suborbital lob, this time simulating lunar gravity for capsule payloads. The rocket launched this week following delays due to thick clouds and vehicle avionics issues.

Feb 4, 2025 · Seventeen technologies flew aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard reusable suborbital rocket system on February 4, 2025. The flight was designed 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, planetary exploration ...

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. Close ... Updated 2:40 p.m. Eastern with Blue Origin statement.

6 days 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. It was Blue Origin’s first attempt at mimicking lunar gravity, which is one-sixth that of Earth.