Blue Origin successfully completed a new flight of the New Shepard rocket.
On October 23, 2024, Blue Origin successfully launched mission NS-27. This mission featured the flight of the New Shepard rocket, which carried a new passenger capsule named RSS Kármán line.
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The booster engines operated for the designated time, and after they were switched off, the rocket and capsule separated.
The New Shepard capsule reached a maximum altitude of 101 kilometers, which is the boundary of space, and then the booster successfully completed a soft landing just a few meters from the launch pad. Shortly after, the capsule landed under its parachute canopy.
The NS-27 mission was an uncrewed flight aimed at certifying the new booster and capsule for human flights. As part of the tests, 12 payloads were placed on the rocket and inside the capsule (five on the booster and seven inside the capsule).