Next New Shepard Mission will Mimic the Moon’s Gravity

Launch Window Opens Mid-Morning Tuesday

The next New Shepard suborbital 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. Blue Origin says the launch window opens this morning, at 10:00 AM CST / 1600 UTC from Launch Site One in West Texas.

The payloads will experience at least two minutes of lunar gravi…