Success
NS-38
Tourism
Blue Origin(BO)CommercialNew Shepard
Suborbit
NS-38 is the 17th crewed flight for the New Shepard program and the 38th in the New Shepard program's history.
Thursday, January 22, 2026 at 4:25 PM
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Links
Mission details
BO Mission
#40
Pad Launch
#38
Location Launch
#38
Launch Window
NET
Jan 22, 2026, 4:25 PM
Precision
Second
Schedule Changes
1 update
New Shepard Specs
The New Shepard reusable launch system is a vertical-takeoff, vertical-landing (VTVL), suborbital manned rocket that is being developed by Blue Origin as a commercial system for suborbital space tourism.
Length
15 m
Diameter
3.7 m
Launch Mass
75 t
Thrust
490 kN
LEO Capacity
0 kg
GTO Capacity
0 kg
Reusable
Yes
Maiden Flight
2015
Fastest Turnaround
20d
Total Launches
38
Successful
37
Failed
1
Consecutive Success
15
Maiden flight: Apr 29, 2015
Social Flight Log
- Jan 22, 2026, 4:54 PM
Mission complete.
Source - Jan 22, 2026, 4:26 PM
Liftoff.
Source - Jan 22, 2026, 4:24 PM
New T-0.
Source - Jan 22, 2026, 4:03 PM
Hold at T-02:54.
Source - Jan 22, 2026, 3:57 PM
New T-0.
Source - Jan 22, 2026, 3:54 PM
Hold at T-09:00.
Source - Jan 21, 2026, 7:59 PM
New T-0.
Source - Jan 16, 2026, 4:20 PM
GO for launch.
Source - Jan 9, 2026, 10:00 PM
Added launch.
Source
Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA
Corn Ranch, commonly referred to as Launch Site One (LSO), is a spaceport owned and operated by Blue Origin which is located approximately 30 miles north of the town of Van Horn, Texas, United States.
Timezone
America/Chicago
Local Launch Time
Jan 22, 2026, 10:25 AM
Total Launches
38
Total Landings
38
Coordinates
31.4229, -104.7572
Blue Origin
Blue Origin is an American privately funded aerospace manufacturer and spaceflight services company set up by Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos with its headquarters in Kent, Washington. The company is developing technologies to enable private human access to space with the goal to dramatically lower costs and increase reliability. Blue Origin currently launches its New Shepard sub-orbital vehicle from its West Texas launch site, they are currently constructing a launch pad for their orbital vehicle New Glenn at Cape Canaveral LC-36.
Founded
2000
Administrator
CEO: Jeff Bezos
Total Launches
41
Successful
39
Failed
2
Pending
3
Consecutive Success
0