The Journal of Space Commerce

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Second Human-Rated New Shepard Rocket Debuts

Blue Origin Adds Booster to Meet Demand

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Tom Patton
Oct 07, 2024
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The next New Shepard flight, NS-27, will debut the second Blue Origin human-rated vehicle, enabling expanded flight capacity to better meet growing customer demand. The launch window for the uncrewed verification flight opens on Monday, October 7, at 8:00 AM CDT / 1300 UTC.

The new crew capsule is named RSS Kármán line. The vehicle features technology u…

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