Blue Origin NS-27 mission is launching on October 7 [Update: Halted]

Blue Origin has announced that the New Shepard 27 (NS-27) mission will liftoff on October 7. The launch window for this flight will open at 8:00 AM CDT/13:00 UTC from Launch Site One.

Update: Blue Origin has called of this flight attempt and looking for the next launch window. Below you can check the official statement.

“We’re standing down on today’s launch attempt to troubleshoot a vehicle issue that would’ve taken us beyond our launch window. New launch target forthcoming.” wrote Blue Origin.

The live stream will begin at 7:45 AM CDT on the Blue Origin website, YouTube, and other social media platforms. This mission will debut Blue Origin’s second human-rated New Shepard rocket to meet the growing demand from space customers.

The crew capsule is named RSS Karman Line and has new technologies to improve its performance and reusability. It equips updated livery and accommodations for payloads on the booster.

NS-27 will fly 12 payloads, 5 of which reside in the booster and seven inside the crew capsule. These include New Shepard and New Glenn’s navigation systems, two LiDAR sensors for the Lunar Permanence program, and ultra-wideband proximity operations sensors from NASA TechFlights grant with Blue Origin’s SpaceSystems Development group.

Blue Origin loading payload to New Shepard for NS-27 flight (Source – Blue Origin)

Furthermore, a commercial payload is a reproduction of black monoliths from 2001: A Space Odyssey. The monoliths are flying on behalf of Spacemanic for a special edition printed by Croatian publisher Amaranthine Books.

The payload will carry tens of thousands of student-designed postcards on behalf of Club for the Future, Blue Origin’s STEAM-focused nonprofit. It aims to inspire and mobilize people to pursue science, technology, engineering, arts, and math careers.

Founded in 2019, this organization has more than 43 million students worldwide. Check more via the source link below.

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