Blue Origin Simulates Lunar Gravity—Without Leaving Earth 🌕🚀

On February 4, Blue Origin pulled off a groundbreaking test flight: for the first time ever, lunar gravity was simulated on Earth. Inside a capsule spinning 11 times per minute, researchers achieved two full minutes of "Moon-like" gravity—enough to test critical space technologies.

🔹 Why Does This Matter? ✔️ Testing spacesuits and tools in conditions as close to the Moon as possible. ✔️ Developing protection against lunar dust, which can damage equipment. ✔️ Verifying NASA hardware before real missions to avoid costly failures.

This method could save billions by testing systems before reaching space. And Blue Origin isn’t stopping there—they’re already planning Mars gravity simulations next.
Private spaceflight isn’t just about getting there anymore—it’s about making life beyond Earth possible.