Blue Origin's NS-27 launch back on track after delay: Watch live today, October 13

Blue Origin has completed 26 New Shepard missions, with eight crewed flights using the same vehicle
Blue Origins new RSS Karman Line New Shepard rocket and capsule on the launch pad. — Blue Origin
Blue Origin's new RSS Karman Line New Shepard rocket and capsule on the launch pad. — Blue Origin 

After a brief setback, Blue Origin is gearing up to launch its most awaited NS-27 mission today, October 13. The uncrewed flight, initially scheduled for October 7, was delayed due to technical issues with the rocket.

Why did Blue Origin's NS-27 launch get delayed?

Last week's launch attempt was called off due to a rocket issue, disappointing the Blue Origin team and space enthusiasts worldwide.

"Always disappointing to get to this point," creative director Joel Eby at Blue Origin said during the company's launch webcast. "But, you know, we want to make sure all these systems are completely ready to go and be certain about the launch conditions for flight."

NS-27 would launch the second crew-capable New Shepard vehicle, which is comprised of Booster 5 and the RSS Kármán Line crew capsule. The flight would carry technology upgrades to improve performance and reusability.

It would carry 12 research payloads; it includes navigation systems designed for use on New Shepard and New Glenn rockets, as well as sensors using LIDAR, specifically designed for lunar environments.

Launch details of Blue Origin's NS-27

As scheduled, today is the launch day for NS-27. The mission would be launched at 8:30am EDT (1230 GMT) from Blue Origin's West Texas launch site; the launch would increase Blue Origin's flight capacity as it seeks to deal with the ever-growing demand from its customers.

The company has flown 26 New Shepard missions so far, of which eight were crewed with the same vehicle. Today is intended to be the second demonstration flight of the human-rated spacecraft.

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Watch live Blue Origin's NS-27 launch

Tune in to BlueOrigin.com to witness this historic launch. Blue Origin shall provide live coverage of the NS-27 mission.