Mission type | Uncrewed sub-orbital spaceflight |
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Mission duration | 10 minutes, 4 seconds |
Apogee | 101 km (63 mi) [1] |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | RSS Kármán Line |
Manufacturer | Blue Origin |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | October 23, 2024, 10:26:02 am CDT (15:26:02 UTC) [1] |
Rocket | New Shepard (NS5) |
Launch site | Corn Ranch, LS-1 |
Contractor | Blue Origin |
End of mission | |
Landing date | October 23, 2024, 10:36:06 am CDT (15:36:06 UTC) [1] |
Landing site | Corn Ranch |
![]() Blue Origin NS-27 mission patch |
Blue Origin NS-27 was an uncrewed sub-orbital spaceflight mission, operated by Blue Origin, launched on October 23, 2024 using the New Shepard rocket. [2] [3] Previously, an October 7 launch attempt was called off after rocket issues and a subsequent attempt on October 13 foiled by a GPS issue. [4]
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 . [5] Five payloads were on the booster and seven inside the crew capsule.