RSS Kármán Line
| RSS Kármán Line | |
|---|---|
| Type | Space capsule |
| Class | New Shepard crew capsule |
| Owner | Blue Origin |
| Manufacturer | Blue Origin |
| Specifications | |
| Rocket | New Shepard |
| History | |
| Location | Van Horn, Texas |
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| Last flight |
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| Flights | 2 |
| New Shepard crew capsules | |
RSS Kármán Line (Reusable Space Ship Kármán Line) is a New Shepard space capsule, built and operated by American spaceflight company Blue Origin.[1] It is the fourth New Shepard capsule to fly to space, and is slated to be the second to fly passengers, after RSS First Step. The capsule's first uncrewed flight was the NS-27 mission on 23 October 2024, which was also the maiden flight of New Shepard booster NS5.[2]
History
[edit]RSS Kármán Line, the fourth New Shepard capsule, was built by Blue Origin to "better meet growing customer demand" for New Shepard flights.[1] The spacecraft is named after the Kármán line, an altitude of 100 km (62 mi) and the conventional definition of the edge of space, which the capsule crosses at the apogee of its sub-orbital spaceflight.[3] The capsule first flew on the uncrewed NS-27 verification mission, which launched on 23 October 2024 carrying twelve customer payloads, after issues pushed back the launch from 7 October 2024.[4] [5]
The first crewed flight of the capsule was NS-31, which was the first all-female crew since Valentina Tereshkova's solo 1963 flight on Vostok 6.[6]
Flights
[edit]| Mission | Launch date (UTC) | Landing date (UTC) | Crew | Duration | Remarks | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NS-27 | 23 October 2024 | 23 October 2024 | Uncrewed | ~10 minutes | Uncrewed test flight. Maiden flight of NS5 propulsion module. | Success |
| NS-31 | 14 April 2025 | 14 April 2025 | Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguyễn, Gayle King, Katy Perry, Kerianne Flynn, and Lauren Sánchez | ~10 minutes | First crewed flight. First all female crew since Valentina Tereshkova in 1963. | Success |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Blue Origin Debuts Second Human-Rated New Shepard Rocket To Meet Demand". Blue Origin.
- ^ Wall, Mike (23 October 2024). "Blue Origin launches 2nd human-rated New Shepard rocket, nails landing (video)". Space.com. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- ^ Tribou, Richard; Sentinel, Orlando (7 October 2024). "Blue Origin constructs new New Shepard rocket-capsule combo to expand human launches". phys.org. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- ^ @blueorigin (4 October 2024). "New Shepard #NS27 is an uncrewed verification flight debuting our second human-rated vehicle to meet growing customer demand. The launch window opens on Monday, October 7, at 8:00 AM CDT / 13:00 UTC: https://bit.ly/3XPzxrX" (Tweet). Retrieved 4 October 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ Wall, Mike (4 October 2024). "Blue Origin delays debut launch of 2nd human-rated New Shepard rocket due to GPS glitch". Space.com. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
- ^ Rice, Doyle (27 February 2025). "Historic all-woman space flight to include Katy Perry, Lauren Sanchez". USA TODAY. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
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