Blue Origin NS-29

"NS-29" redirects here. For other topics, see NS29.

Blue Origin NS-29 was an sub-orbital cargo 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]

Blue Origin NS-29

Mission type	Sub-orbital human spaceflight
Mission duration	10 minutes, 6 seconds
Apogee	105 km (65 mi)[1]
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	RSS H.G. Wells
Manufacturer	Blue Origin
Start of mission
Launch date	February 4, 2025, 10:00 am CST (16:00 UTC)
Rocket	New Shepard (NS5)[2]
Launch site	Corn Ranch, LS-1
Contractor	Blue Origin
End of mission
Landing date	February 4, 2025, 10:10:06 am CST (16:10:06 UTC)
Landing site	Corn Ranch
Blue Origin NS-29 mission patch New Shepard flights ← Blue Origin NS-28 Blue Origin NS-30 →

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]