Blue Origin NS-29 was an uncrewed sub-orbital spaceflight mission, operated by Blue Origin which launched on February 4 2025 using the New Shepard rocket.[3][4] The first launch attempt on January 28 2025 scrubbed due to inclement weather and an avionics issue on the booster.[5]

The mission aimed to simulate lunar gravity on behalf of NASA, by inducing artificial gravity through spinning the New Shepard capsule at 11 rpm using the spacecraft's reaction control system.[6] The mission carried thirty payloads, provided by institutions such as Purdue University, Honeybee Robotics, Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Glenn Research Center, which investigated phenomena such as fluid management, combustion and formation of bubbles under lunar gravity.[2]

References

  1. ^ @blueorigin (February 4, 2025). "Key stats from today's New Shepard NS-29 mission" (Tweet). Retrieved February 4, 2025 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ a b "New Shepard's 29th Mission Will Fly 30 Payloads, Mimic the Moon's Gravity". Blue Origin. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  3. ^ Foust, Jeff (January 24, 2025). "New Shepard flight to demonstrate lunar gravity". SpaceNews. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  4. ^ @blueorigin (February 4, 2025). "New Shepard is on the pad in West Texas! The NS-29 launch window opens at 10:00 AM CST / 16:00 UTC. The webcast will begin 15 minutes prior to liftoff at http://BlueOrigin.com/live" (Tweet). Retrieved February 4, 2025 – via Twitter.
  5. ^ @blueorigin (January 28, 2025). "We are scrubbing today's launch. In addition to thick clouds we've been tracking all morning, we also encountered an issue related to the booster's avionics. New launch target forthcoming" (Tweet). Retrieved January 24, 2025 – via Twitter.
  6. ^ McCulloch, Danielle; Quenelle, Nicole (March 9, 2021). "NASA, Blue Origin Partner to Bring Lunar Gravity Conditions Closer to Earth - NASA". NASA. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
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