Well folks, time for another suborbital spaceflight from BO.

Scheduled for UTC 2024-10-13 13:27
Scheduled for (local) 2024-10-13 08:27 (CDT)
Launch site Launch Site One, West Texas, Texas, USA
Launch provider Blue Origin
Launch vehicle New Shepard (NS5)
Passengers Uncrewed
Mission success criteria Successful launch and safe landing of booster and capsule

Livestreams

Stream Link
Blue Origin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Gmm_VxxMsA (scrub)
Space Affairs (scrub)
The Launch Pad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NA7ENC9GKyg (scrub)

Stats

  • 3rd launch for Blue Origin in 2024, 27th overall

https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/7646

NS-27 is an uncrewed verification flight debuting Blue Origin’s second human-rated vehicle to meet growing customer demand.

The new crew capsule is named RSS Kármán line. The vehicle features technology upgrades to improve the vehicle’s performance and reusability, an updated livery, and accommodations for payloads on the booster.

NS-27 will fly 12 payloads—five on the booster and seven inside the crew capsule.

Target orbit: N/A

Previous mission (NS-26) | Next mission (NS-28)

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