Blue Origin spacecraft successfully simulates moon’s gravity

Blue Origin mimics moon gravity on 1st-of-its-kind New Shepard research rocket launch (video)
Jeff Bezos' spaceflight company Blue Origin simulated lunar gravity conditions today (Feb. 4) during the 29th launch of its New Shepard suborbital vehicle.
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin mimics the moon’s gravity for NASA experiments during spaceflight
Jeff Bezos' rocket company has given NASA a brief taste of the moon's gravity without straying too far from home.
Blue Origin spacecraft successfully simulates moon’s gravity: See video of launch
Blue Origin's famed New Shepard spacecraft simulated the moon's low gravity on board its capsule during a brief flight Tuesday over West Texas.
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Blue Origin to launch New Shepard moon-gravity mission on Feb. 4 after glitch
If all goes according to plan, New Shepard — a reusable rocket-capsule combo — will lift off on Tuesday from Blue Origin's West Texas launch site at 11:00 a.m. EST (1600 GMT; 10:00 a.m. local Texas time). The company will stream the action live, beginning 15 minutes before liftoff.
Blue Origin launches suborbital spacecraft capable of mimicking the moon's gravity
Blue Origin launched a spacecraft that can simulate lunar gravity into suborbital space during a research flight from West Texas.
Blue Origin mission simulates moon gravity
Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket and spacecraft completed its moon-gravity mission, but the capsule appeared to have a slight hiccup on its return when one of its parachutes did not open entirely on Tuesday.
Blue Origin puts a lunar spin on suborbital research flight of New Shepard rocket ship
For the first time, Blue Origin put its New Shepard suborbital rocket ship through a couple of minutes' worth of moon-level gravity.
Blue Origin’s latest rocket flight included a lunar-like experience
In a first, the Jeff Bezos-led spaceflight company simulated lunar gravity on a suborbital rocket to test various science payloads.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox
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