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Blue Origin will upgrade New Shepard rocket with the ability to simulate lunar gravity

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    We're finally getting into the whole "artificial gravity in space" in our science-fiction plot called reality.

    NASA revealed that Blue Origin will be modifying its reusable New Shepard sub-orbital launch vehicle to add Moon gravity approximation via rotation of the spacecraft’s capsule. That’ll effectively turn it into one big centrifuge, which will mean that objects inside will experience a gravitational force very close to that found on the lunar surface.

    We're finally getting into the whole "artificial gravity in space" in our science-fiction plot called reality.

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