Blue Origin NS-27

Blue Origin NS-27
Mission type	Uncrewed sub-orbital spaceflight
Mission duration	10 minutes
Apogee	101 km (63 mi)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	RSS Kármán Line
Manufacturer	Blue Origin
Start of mission
Launch date	23 October 2024, 15:27 UTC
Rocket	New Shepard (NS5)
Launch site	Corn Ranch, LS-1
Contractor	Blue Origin
End of mission
Landing date	23 October 2024, 15:37 UTC
Landing site	Corn Ranch
	; Blue Origin NS-27 mission patch New Shepard flights ← Blue Origin NS-26 Blue Origin NS-28 →

Blue Origin NS-27 was an uncrewed sub-orbital spaceflight mission, operated by Blue Origin, launched on 23 October 2024 using the New Shepard rocket.^[1]^[2] Previously, a 7 October launch attempt was called off after rocket issues and a subsequent attempt on 13 October foiled by a GPS issue.^[3]

The mission debuted the second human-rated New Shepard crew capsule, RSS Kármán Line and a new booster, NS5. Twelve payloads were flown, including two LIDAR sensors for Blue Origin's Lunar Permanence program and a reproduction of the black monolith from 2001: A Space Odyssey.^[4] Five payloads were on the booster and seven inside the crew capsule.

References

^ "New Shepard | NS-27". nextspaceflight.com. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
^ @blueorigin (4 October 2024). "New Shepard #NS27 is an uncrewed verification flight debuting our second human-rated vehicle to meet growing customer demand. The launch window opens on Monday, October 7, at 8:00 AM CDT / 13:00 UTC: https://bit.ly/3XPzxrX" (Tweet). Retrieved 4 October 2024 – via Twitter.
^ Wall, Mike (4 October 2024). "Blue Origin delays debut launch of 2nd human-rated New Shepard rocket due to GPS glitch". Space.com. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
^ "Blue Origin Debuts Second Human-Rated New Shepard Rocket To Meet Demand". Blue Origin. Retrieved 4 October 2024.

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[1] "New Shepard | NS-27". nextspaceflight.com. Retrieved 4 October 2024.

[2] @blueorigin (4 October 2024). "New Shepard #NS27 is an uncrewed verification flight debuting our second human-rated vehicle to meet growing customer demand. The launch window opens on Monday, October 7, at 8:00 AM CDT / 13:00 UTC: https://bit.ly/3XPzxrX" (Tweet). Retrieved 4 October 2024 – via Twitter.

[20241014Space.com-3] Wall, Mike (4 October 2024). "Blue Origin delays debut launch of 2nd human-rated New Shepard rocket due to GPS glitch". Space.com. Retrieved 14 October 2024.

[4] "Blue Origin Debuts Second Human-Rated New Shepard Rocket To Meet Demand". Blue Origin. Retrieved 4 October 2024.

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v t e Blue Origin
Vehicles	Charon^† Goddard^† PM2^‡ New Shepard Propulsion modules Tail 1 ^‡ Tail 2 ^† Tail 3 ^‡ Tail 4 Tail 5 Capsules Jules Verne ^† H.G. Wells First Step Kármán line New Glenn ^* Blue Moon ^* Blue Ring ^* LPV LPV Jacklyn (ship)^† LPV1 Jacklyn (barge)
Rocket engines	BE-1 ^† BE-2 ^† BE-3 BE-4 BE-7 ^*
Notable spaceflights	NS-15 NS-16 NS-17 NS-18 NS-19 NS-20 NS-21 NS-22 NS-23^X NS-24 NS-25 NS-26 NS-27
Facilities	Headquarters Kent, Washington Corn Ranch Launch Complex 36 Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 9 Vandenberg
Key people	Jeff Bezos (founder) Robert Smith (CEO) Jeffrey Ashby (chief of mission assurance) Nicholas Patrick (human integration architect)
Related	Commercial astronaut Billionaire space race Blue Origin Federation, LLC v. United States
* – denotes unflown vehicles or engines † – denotes retired vehicles, engines, products ‡ – denotes destroyed vehicles ^X – denotes failed flight