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NASA, Blue Origin Partner to bring lunar gravity conditions closer to Earth – Space Daily
Edwards AFB CA (SPX) Mar 10, 2021 –
At one-sixth that of Earth, the unique gravity of the lunar surface is one of the many variable conditions that technologies…
At one-sixth that of Earth, the unique gravity of the lunar surface is one of the many variable conditions that technologies bound for the Moon will need to perform well in. NASA will soon have more options for testing those innovations in lunar gravity thanks to a collaboration with Blue Origin to bring new testing capabilities to the company’s New Shepard reusable suborbital rocket system.
Currently, NASA can approximate the Moon’s gravity on parabolic flights and in centrifuges on suborbital…
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