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NEW SHEPARD NS-27 LAUNCH (Blue Origin), Oct 23, 2024, West Texas, 11:25 am ET
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Update, October 23, 10:35 am ET: They’ve just posted on X that they are targeting 10:25 am CENTRAL (11:25 am Eastern) for the launch today. Their webcast, audio only, will begin 10 minutes before launch. Check the Blue Origin website and social media outlets for up to date information.
#NewShepard is on the pad going through final countdown procedures for today’s uncrewed verification flight. T-0 time is currently set for 10:25 AM CDT / 15:25 UTC. Live coverage of NS-27 starts 10 minutes prior to liftoff on https://t.co/jQ3PxoRhsX
— Blue Origin (@blueorigin) October 23, 2024
Update, October 20: They’ve just announced they’ll try again on Wednesday, October 23, 10:00 am CENTRAL Time (11:00 am Eastern).
New Shepard’s updated target launch date is Wednesday, October 23. The #NS27 launch window opens at 10:00 AM CDT / 15:00 UTC from Launch Site One. Webcast begins 10 minutes prior to launch on https://t.co/bBTJiuDFK8
— Blue Origin (@blueorigin) October 20, 2024
Update, October 13: The launch was scrubbed again today.
We’re standing down on today’s launch attempt to troubleshoot a GPS issue. New launch target forthcoming. #NS27
— Blue Origin (@blueorigin) October 13, 2024
Update, October 12: Blue Origin says they will try again tomorrow, October 13. The launch window opens at 7:30 am CENTRAL Time (8:30 am Eastern).
New Shepard’s updated target launch date is tomorrow, October 13. The #NS27 window opens at 07:30 AM CDT / 12:30 UTC from Launch Site One. Webcast begins 10 minutes prior to launch on https://t.co/bBTJiuEdzG pic.twitter.com/PE2aBLjIrz
— Blue Origin (@blueorigin) October 12, 2024
Update, October 7: Blue Origin scrubbed today’s launch attempt after a several-hour delay and then a number of holds in the countdown primarily for technical reasons. A date for another attempt has not been set yet.
Original Entry: Blue Origin will launch its next New Shepard mission on October 7, 2024. The launch window opens at 8:00 am CENTRAL Time (9:00 am Eastern).
This will be the first flight of a new human-rated vehicle and is an uncrewed verification test. Instead of passengers, it will carry 12 payloads, five on the booster and seven inside the capsule. The company says: “Payloads include new navigation systems developed for New Shepard and New Glenn; two different LIDAR sensors for the Lunar Permanence program; ultra-wideband proximity operations sensors flying as part of a NASA TechFlights grant with Blue Origin’s Space Systems Development group; and a commercial payload that 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.”
It also will carry “tens of thousands of student-designed postcards on behalf of Club for the Future, Blue Origin’s STEAM-focused nonprofit whose mission is to inspire and mobilize future generations to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, arts, and math.”
Blue Origin will webcast the launch beginning 15 minutes before liftoff.