Blue Origin to simulate moon gravity on Jan. 28 New Shepard suborbital launch

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January 24, 2025, 9:00 PM

• •Blue Origin's New Shepard will launch on an uncrewed research mission on Jan. 28
• •The mission will simulate lunar gravity conditions
• •More than half of the 30 payloads going up on the mission are supported by NASA's Flight Opportunities Program

Blue Origin will launch the 29th mission of its New Shepard suborbital vehicle next week, on an uncrewed research flight that will simulate lunar gravity conditions. The mission, known as NS-29, is scheduled to lift off from Blue Origin's West Texas launch site on Tuesday (Jan. 28) at 11 a.m. EST (1600 GMT; 10 a.m. local Texas time). The company, which was founded by Amazon's Jeff Bezos, will webcast the action live, beginning 15 minutes before liftoff.

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