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NS-38
New ShepardBlue OriginWest Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch
Thursday, January 22, 2026 · 04:25 PM UTC
Mission brief
The mission
NS-38 is the 17th crewed flight for the New Shepard program and the 38th in the New Shepard program's history.
PayloadNS-38
OrbitSub
CustomerBlue Origin
Stages1
PadWest Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch, Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA
Flight plan
Mission timeline
14 / 14100%
The range
Where it leaves Earth
Launch site
Ground vector
Site locked
West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch
Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA
Global range
- Latitude
- 31.423°N
- Longitude
- 104.757°W
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Range weather
Launch commit criteria
Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather rules
Clear — tracking no weather issues at this time.
- Primary concern
- No weather issues
- Rule count
- 0
- Temperature
- Not reported
- Surface wind
- Not reported
Window
04:00 PM UTC – 09:30 PM UTC
Hardware
Vehicle & provider
Reliability
Schedule history
No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.