Blue Origin’s Concrowd New Shepard Rocket will launch an NS-29 mission on January 31, 2025 at 11:30 am, from the West Texas release site 1. The purpose of the mission is to test 30 experiments designed mainly to promote the technology for the moon exploration. Flights include unique operations that imitate the gravity of the moon, providing valuable data to researchers. This launch represents the first sub -orbital mission of the Blue Origin, focusing on the innovation of the Artemis program.
According to the outline of the Blue Origin mission
As space.com reported, experiments in the NS-29 mission include 17 NASA developed to address the tasks related to the monthly exploration. Nasa Kennedy Space Center experiments study the dust of the moon under ultraviolet rays. The Purdue UNIVERSITY FEMTA project tests a small satellite water-based microster, but in the Honeybee Robotics H-Bee experiment, how the bubbles behave with thick lunar liquids. Luci, another study of NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER, investigates material flammable under the gravity of the moon.
Simulate the gravity of the moon during flight
In order to simulate the gravity of the moon, the new Shepherd Capsule rotates about 11 revolutions per minute using the reaction control thruster. This creates similar conditions as one -sixth gravity of the month during flight. These tests are expected to accelerate the development of devices for planetary exploration and commercial missions.
Postcards and public associations
Blue Origin’s Club for the Future Initiative sends thousands of postcards to the universe, aiming to stimulate the interest in the STEM field.
The NS-29 flight is expected to last for about 11 minutes, and the landing of capsules and booster will land separately on the West Texas site. If the conditions delayed the launch, the backup date has been assigned by the Federal Aviation Bureau until January 31.
