Suborbital New Shepard Launch Provides Lunar Gravity Simulation

New Shepard booster.

Credit: Blue Origin
HOUSTON—Blue Origin’s 29th New Shepard suborbital launch on Feb. 4 successfully provided 30 technology payloads with brief exposure to simulated lunar gravity conditions, a first for the company’s intended lower-cost commercial asset in developing technologies for the future exploration of the Moon...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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