Space Launch Now

New Shepard - NS-4

Details

Status - Active

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

Explore Share

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

Explore Share

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

Explore Share

Recent Launches

Long March 2D

Success

3 days, 8 hours ago

4 x SatNet test satellites

Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) - Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Officially described as "Satellite-Internet Technology Demonstration Satellites". Probably 4 test satellites for the Chinese state-owned LEO commu…

Falcon 9

Success

3 days, 10 hours ago

Starlink Group 17-41

Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

A batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Atlas V 551

Success

4 days, 2 hours ago

Amazon Leo (LA-07)

Space Launch Complex 41 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Amazon Leo, formerly known as Project Kuiper, is a mega constellation of satellites in Low Earth Orbit that will offer broadband internet access, thi…

Falcon 9

Success

4 days, 13 hours ago

Starlink Group 10-53

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

A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Long March 7A

Success

1 week ago

TJSW-24

201 - Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China

Chinese classified satellite claimed to be for communication technology test purposes. Actual mission not known.