NS-27 will mark the debut of the second human-rated New Shepard vehicle, which consists of a first stage known as Booster 5 and a crew capsule named RSS Kármán Line. (The Kármán line is the 62-mile-high boundary that many people regard as the start of outer space.)

Blue Origin’s RSS Kármán Line will fly for the first time as the company works toward mounting a real challenge to SpaceX.

Dr. Eiman Jahangir is reaching for the stars, finally getting his space opportunity on Blue Origin's New Shepard.

Blue Origin is scheduled to launch its second human-rated vehicle on Monday, Oct. 7, from its West Texas launch site. Blue Origin’s latest New Shepard flight, NS-27, will debut the company’s next-generation human-rated space vehicle.