Blue OriginNew ShepardWest Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch, Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA
New Shepard | NS-38
Countdown
No countdown — this launch time is not yet known to the minute.January 22, 2026 · 16:25 UTCAdd to calendar
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Blue Origin's 40th launch · 1st this year
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Jan 22, 16:00 – Jan 22, 21:30 UTC
Flight preview
NS-38
NS-38 is the 17th crewed flight for the New Shepard program and the 38th in the New Shepard program's history.
Tourism · Suborbital (Sub)
Crew
Timothy DrexlerTourist · BO
Linda EdwardsTourist · BO
Alain FernandezTourist · BO
Alberto GutiérrezTourist · BO
Jim HendrenTourist · BO
Laura StilesTourist · BO
Booster
- NS-4 · flight 17 · Return to Launch Site @ Corn Ranch Landing Pad, West Texas · landed · last flew New Shepard | NS-36 · zone record 33/35
Watch
- Replay: New Shepard Mission NS-38 Webcast — Blue Origin
Updates
Mission complete.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/22/2026 · source
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/22/2026 · source
New T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/22/2026 · source
Hold at T-02:54.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/22/2026 · source
New T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/22/2026 · source
Hold at T-09:00.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/22/2026 · source
New T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/21/2026 · source
GO for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/16/2026 · source
Added launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/9/2026 · source
Pad — West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch
Local pad time: Jan 22, 10:25 AM CST
38 launches from this pad · 38 from Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA
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