NS-38
New Shepard
Blue Origin
Rocket Launch Video
Crew
Alain Fernandez
- Role: Tourist
- Nationality: France
- First Flight: 01/22/2026
- Last Flight: 01/22/2026
International real estate developer and investor
Alberto Gutiérrez
- Role: Tourist
- Nationality: Spain
- First Flight: 01/22/2026
- Last Flight: 01/22/2026
Entrepreneur, technologist, and world traveler.
Jim Hendren
- Role: Tourist
- Nationality: United States of America
- First Flight: 01/22/2026
- Last Flight: 01/22/2026
Retired U.S. Air Force Colonel, former F-15 fighter pilot, and past Commander of the 157th Combat Operations Squadron, with m...
Laura Stiles
- Role: Tourist
- Nationality: United States of America
- First Flight: 01/22/2026
- Last Flight: 01/22/2026
Blue Origin’s Director of New Shepard Launch Operations, with a B.S. in Engineering Physics from the University of Kansas a...
Linda Edwards
- Role: Tourist
- Nationality: United States of America
- First Flight: 01/22/2026
- Last Flight: 01/22/2026
Retired board-certified obstetrician/gynecologist.
Timothy Drexler
- Role: Tourist
- Nationality: United States of America
- First Flight: 01/22/2026
- Last Flight: 01/22/2026
Former owner and CEO of Ace Asphalt
Mission
NS-38
- Type: Tourism
- Orbit: Suborbital
NS-38 is the 17th crewed flight for the New Shepard program and the 38th in the New Shepard program's history.
Location
West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch
Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA
West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch has witnessed the launch of 38 rockets, including 0 orbital launch attempts. While Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA, has been the site for 38 rocket launches.
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.
Rocket
Blue Origin New Shepard
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.
Landing
Core NS-4
The New Shepard booster NS-4 has landed back on the landing pad. Booster NS-4 last launched 01/22/2026 and has seen 17 successful launches and landings. 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.
A sonic boom is likely to occur a few minutes after launch as the booster returns to the launch site. Be prepared for a loud but thrilling experience! Learn more about rocket launch sonic booms
Corn Ranch Landing Pad, West Texas - CR
New Shepard landing site.
Return to Launch Site - RTLS
A return to launch site usually means that after stage separation the booster flips and does a burn back towards the launch site, landing near where it initially launched from.
Agency
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.
