NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Suborbital
Success

NS-27

Launch Time
Wed Oct 23, 2024 15:27 UTC

Rocket

New Shepard
Image Credit: Blue Origin
Blue Origin
Status: Active
Liftoff Thrust: 490 kN
Payload to LEO: 0 kg
Payload to GTO: 0 kg
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 18.0 m

Vehicles

North Landing Pad

NS5

Flight #1
27th New Shepard recovery attempt
25th successful New Shepard recovery
4th consecutive successful New Shepard landing and recovery

Mission Details

NS-27

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.

Suborbital

Location

Launch Site One, West Texas, Texas, USA

Stats

Blue Origin

27th mission
3rd mission of 2024
26th successful mission
4th consecutive successful mission

New Shepard

27th mission
3rd mission of 2024
26th successful mission
4th consecutive successful mission