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New Shepard - NS-4

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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

NS-4 flew on three previous launch(es).

New Shepard | NS-38

Blue Origin | United States of America
Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA
Jan. 22, 2026, 4:25 p.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

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

Suborbital NS-4 - Flight Proven ( ) Corn Ranch Landing Pad, West Texas

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New Shepard | NS-36

Blue Origin | United States of America
Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA
Oct. 8, 2025, 1:40 p.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

NS-36 is the 15th crewed flight for the New Shepard program and the 36th in the New Shepard program's history.

Suborbital NS-4 - Flight Proven ( ) Corn Ranch Landing Pad, West Texas

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New Shepard | NS-34

Blue Origin | United States of America
Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA
Aug. 3, 2025, 12:42 p.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

NS-34 is the 14th crewed flight for the New Shepard program and the 34th in its history.

Suborbital NS-4 - Flight Proven ( ) Corn Ranch Landing Pad, West Texas

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Recent Launches

Mir

TBD

2 days, 4 hours ago

Demo Flight

ADD Offshore launch platform - Sea Launch

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Electron

TBD

2 days, 4 hours ago

The Grain Goddess Provides (iQPS Launch 7)

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A - Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

Synthetic aperture radar Earth observation satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company iQPS.

Electron

TBD

2 days, 4 hours ago

StriX Launch 11

Unknown Pad - Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

Synthetic aperture radar satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective.

Electron

TBD

2 days, 4 hours ago

LOXSAT 1

Unknown Pad - Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

LOXSAT 1 is a demonstration satellite of a complete cryogenic oxygen fluid management system in orbit, developed by Eta Space and sponsored by NASA's…

Falcon 9

2 days, 21 hours ago

NROL-95

Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Classified payload for the US National Reconnaissance Office.