Blue Origin NS-27

{{Short description|2024 private uncrewed sub-orbital spaceflight}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{infobox spaceflight | name = Blue Origin NS-27 | mission_type = Sub-orbital human spaceflight | mission_duration = {{time interval|October 23, 2024, 15:26:02|October 23, 2024, 15:36:06|show=hms|sep=,}} | suborbital_apogee = {{cvt|101|km}}<ref name=FlightStats>{{cite tweet |author=Jeff Foust |author-link=Jeff Foust |user=jeff_foust |number=1849428856303759390 |title=The official stats from the flight, since Blue Origin didn't include them in their post-flight statement: The crew capsule reached an apogee 332,408 ft AGL / 336,055 ft MSL (101 km AGL / 102 km MSL) The booster reached an apogee of 332,046 ft AGL / 335,693 ft MSL (101 km AGL / 102 km MSL) Official launch time was 10:26:02 AM CDT / 15:26:02 UTC. Capsule landing occurred at 10:36:06 AM CDT / 15:36:06 UTC The mission elapsed time was 10 min 4 sec The max ascent velocity was 2,158 mph / 3,473 km/h |access-date=January 28, 2025}}</ref> | spacecraft = RSS ''Kármán Line'' | manufacturer = Blue Origin | crew_size = | crew_members = | launch_date = {{ltime|October 23, 2024|15|26|02|CDT|net=no}}<ref name=FlightStats /> | launch_rocket = New Shepard (NS5) | launch_site = Corn Ranch, LS-1 | launch_contractor = Blue Origin | landing_date = {{ltime|October 23, 2024|15|36|06|CDT|unlink=yes|net=no}}<ref name=FlightStats /> | landing_site = Corn Ranch | insignia = Ns27patch.png | insignia_size = | insignia_caption = Blue Origin NS-27 mission patch | programme = '''New Shepard flights''' | previous_mission = Blue Origin NS-26 | next_mission = Blue Origin NS-28 }} '''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.<ref>{{cite web |title=New Shepard {{!}} NS-27 |url=https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/7646 |website=nextspaceflight.com |access-date=4 October 2024 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet |user=blueorigin |number=1842196161177833911 |date=4 October 2024 |title=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|access-date=4 October 2024}}</ref> Previously, an October 7 launch attempt was called off after rocket issues and a subsequent attempt on October 13 foiled by a GPS issue.<ref name="20241014Space.com">{{cite news |last1=Wall |first1=Mike |title=Blue Origin delays debut launch of 2nd human-rated New Shepard rocket due to GPS glitch |url=https://www.space.com/blue-origin-new-shepard-vehicle-debut-ns-27-launch |access-date=14 October 2024 |work=Space.com |date=4 October 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

==Details== 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''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Blue Origin Debuts Second Human-Rated New Shepard Rocket To Meet Demand |url=https://www.blueorigin.com/news/blue-origin-debuts-second-human-rated-new-shepard-rocket |website=Blue Origin |access-date=4 October 2024}}</ref> Five payloads were on the booster and seven inside the capsule.

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