Blue Origin NS-27

Launch, orbit & landing data: Designation  none Launch date - time  23 October 2024 - 15:26:02 UTC Launch site  Corn Ranch, LS-1 Launch vehicle  New Shepard (NS5-F1) Booster  NS5 - F1 Spacecraft  RSS Karman Line F1 Manufacturer / Operator  Blue Origin Mass (kg)  12519? kg Crew  Uncrewed Earth flight:   Apogee  101 km Landing date Capsule - time  23 October 2024 - 15:36:06 UTC Landing location  Corn Ranch Mission type  Sub-orbital cargo spaceflight, Apogee: 101 km Flight Duration (d:hr:min)  10 min, 4 sec

Description:

• Blue Origin NS-27 was a sub-orbital cargo spaceflight mission, operated by Blue Origin, launched on October 23, 2024 using the New Shepard rocket. Previously, an October 7 launch attempt was called off after rocket issues and a subsequent attempt on October 13 foiled by a GPS issue.
• The mission debuted the second human-rated New Shepard 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. Five payloads were on the booster and seven inside the capsule.

Mission details:

• Uncrewed test flight. Maiden flight of NS5 propulsion module.
• RSS Kármán Line, the fourth New Shepard capsule, was built by Blue Origin to "better meet growing customer demand" for New Shepard flights. The spacecraft is named after the Kármán line, an altitude of 100 km (62 mi) and the conventional definition of the edge of space, which the capsule crosses at the apogee of its sub-orbital spaceflight. The capsule first flew on the uncrewed NS-27 verification mission, which launched on 23 October 2024 carrying twelve customer payloads, after issues pushed back the launch from 7 October 2024.

External links:

• Wikipedia: Description mission