NS-38
New Shepard, Blue Origin
West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch, Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA
Launch time
T-0
Thu 22 Jan, 17:25:35 CET
16:25:35 UTC
The rocket put its payload into the planned orbit.
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NS-38 on New Shepard. Thu 22 Jan 2026, 16:25:35 UTC. Reported outcome: Success. Launch site: West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch. Source: Launch Library 2.
NS-38 is the 17th crewed flight for the New Shepard program and the 38th in the New Shepard program's history.
- Mission type
- Tourism
- Orbit
- Suborbital
Mission patches
- NS-38 Patch
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Mission complete.
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Liftoff.
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New T-0.
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Hold at T-02:54.
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New T-0.
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Hold at T-09:00.
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New T-0.
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GO for launch.
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Launch pad
West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch
Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA (US)
Coordinates: 31.422878, -104.757121
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