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NS-38

© Blue Origin

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Blue Origin

NS-38

Success

New Shepard
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Jan 22, 16:25:35 UTC
StatusSuccess
VehicleNew Shepard
OrbitSuborbital
PadWest Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch
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Mission

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

Quick facts

VehicleNew Shepard
OrbitSuborbital
PadWest Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch
SiteCorn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA
WindowJan 22, 16:00:00 UTC→Jan 22, 21:30:00 UTC

Vehicle

Height15 m
Diameter3.7 m
Stages1
ReusableYes
Track record37/38 successful
Landings36/38
Acquiring satellite view…
Trajectory unknown
West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch
Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA
31.423, -104.757

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →
First Stage · Flight-provenNS-4
active17th flight
Flights17
Landings17/17100%
Fastest turn59d
Recovered · RTLS · CR· 3 km downrange
106d 2h since last flight

New Shepard vehicle #4 is the fourth flight vehicle of the New Shepard suborbital rocket. It was used for Blue Origin's first crewed launches.

Previous flights · 16
  1. #16NS-36+66dCROct 8, 2025
  2. #15NS-34+63d 23hCRAug 3, 2025
  3. #14NS-32+94d 21hCRMay 31, 2025
  4. #13NS-30+95dCRFeb 25, 2025
  5. #12NS-28+85d 2hCRNov 22, 2024
Upper Stage · Crew Capsule 2.02.0-2RSS First Step
Active
16 flights· Suborbital

First Blue Origin New Shepard Crew Capsule 2.0 to carry human passengers. This capsule is outfitted with improvements to environmental features such as acoustics and temperature regulation inside the capsule, crew display panels, and speakers with a microphone and push-to-talk button at each seat.