The American space company Blue Origin conducted an important test with its “New Shepard” spacecraft. On February 4, an important experiment simulating the Moon’s gravitational conditions was carried out during the test flight. Why is this test important? Details in our news…

Blue Origin succeeded in simulating the Moon’s gravity conditions with the “New Shepard” spacecraft

According to Blue Origin, at 10:00 a.m. local time, the “New Shepard” spacecraft was sent into space from a launch site in the US state of Texas. Soon after, the booster rocket and capsule separated from each other. During the flight, the space capsule used its reaction control system to simulate the low-gravity environment of the Moon at about 11 rotations per minute. The entire simulation test took about 2 minutes.

During the launch, the spacecraft reached an altitude of about 104 km. After a flight of about 10 minutes, the capsule returned safely to Earth with a parachute system. The flight was recorded as the 29th space mission of the “New Shepard” vehicle. The mission carried a total of 30 different experimental payloads from NASA, various research institutions and commercial companies. Most of these payloads are said to be intended for testing technologies to be used on the lunar surface.

In short, we can say that such test flights of Blue Origin are critical for future lunar missions. Thanks to the tests, the necessary technologies for the lunar base will be accurately placed and transported. So, what do you think about this subject? You can write your opinions in the comments section below…