flown missionSuccess

New Shepard | NS-38

Blue OriginWest Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch — Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USAJan 22, 2026, 16:25 UTC

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name: NS-38
Type: Tourism
Target orbit: Suborbital (Sub)

NS-38 is the 17th crewed flight for the New Shepard program and the 38th in the New Shepard program's history.

schedule

NET (no earlier than): Jan 22, 2026, 16:25 UTC
Window opens: Jan 22, 2026, 16:00 UTC
Window closes: Jan 22, 2026, 21:30 UTC
Last updated: Jan 22, 2026, 20:14 UTC

vehicle & provider

Rocket: New Shepard
Provider: Blue Origin
Type: Commercial
Country: USA

webcasts

Replay: New Shepard Mission NS-38 Webcast

launch site

Pad: West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch
Location: Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA
Country: USA
Timezone: America/Chicago
Coordinates: 31.4229, -104.7571