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NS-37
Blue Origin announced its next New Shepard crewed flight, NS-37, will lift off from Launch Site One in West Texas on Thursday, December 18.
NG-2
New Glenn successfully completed its second mission on November 13, 2025, deploying NASA’s ESCAPADE twin-spacecraft into the designated loiter orbit, and landing the fully reusable first stage on Jacklyn in the Atlantic Ocean.
NS-36
Blue Origin successfully completed the 36th flight for the New Shepard program on October 8, 2025.
NS-35
Blue Origin successfully completed its 35th New Shepard flight and 15th payload mission from Launch Site One in West Texas on September 18, 2025.
NS-34
Blue Origin successfully completed its 14th human spaceflight and the 34th flight for the New Shepard program on August 3, 2025.
NS-33
Blue Origin successfully completed its 13th human spaceflight and the 33rd flight for the New Shepard program on June 29, 2025.
NS-32
On May 31, 2025, Blue Origin successfully completed its 12th human spaceflight and the 32nd flight for the New Shepard program.
NS-31
Blue Origin successfully completed its 11th human spaceflight for the New Shepard program on April 14, 2025. The crew included: Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguyễn, Gayle King, Katy Perry, Kerianne Flynn, and Lauren Sánchez.
NS-30
On February 25, 2025, Blue Origin successfully completed its tenth human spaceflight and the 30th flight for the New Shepard program.
NS-29
Blue Origin successfully completed its 29th New Shepard flight and 14th payload mission on February 4, 2025. The payloads experienced roughly two minutes of lunar gravity forces.
NG-1
New Glenn’s seven BE-4 engines ignited on January 16, 2025, at 2:03 a.m. EST (0703 UTC) from Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
NS-28
Blue Origin successfully completed its ninth human spaceflight and the 28th flight for the New Shepard program on November 22, 2024.
NS-27
On October 23, 2024, Blue Origin’s 27th mission debuted the second human-rated vehicle for the New Shepard program.
NS-26
Blue Origin successfully completed its eighth human spaceflight and the 26th flight for the New Shepard program on August 29, 2024.
NS-25
Blue Origin successfully completed its seventh human spaceflight and the 25th flight for the New Shepard program on May 19, 2024.
NS-24
Blue Origin successfully completed its 24th New Shepard flight and 13th payload mission from Launch Site One in West Texas on December 19, 2023.
NS-23
There was a booster failure during NS-23, an uncrewed flight. The capsule escape system successfully separated the capsule from the booster. The booster impacted the ground.
NS-22
Blue Origin successfully completed its sixth human spaceflight and the 22nd flight for the New Shepard program on August 4, 2022.
NS-21
Blue Origin successfully completed its fifth human spaceflight and the 21st flight for the New Shepard program on June 24, 2022.
NS-20
Blue Origin successfully completed its fourth human spaceflight and 20th overall flight for New Shepard on March 31, 2022.
NS-19
On December 11, 2021, Blue Origin successfully completed the third human spaceflight - the first with six astronauts on board.
NS-18
Blue Origin successfully completed its second human spaceflight on board New Shepard on October 13, 2021.
NS-17
Blue Origin successfully completed the 17th New Shepard mission on August 26, 2021, and the 8th consecutive flight for this vehicle.
NS-16
NS-16 was the first successful crewed flight with four people on board.
NS-15
During NS-15, Blue Origin conducted a series of simulations to rehearse astronaut movements and operations for future flights with customers on board.
NS-14
Blue Origin successfully completed its 14th mission to space and back for the New Shepard program on January 14, 2021.
NS-13
Blue Origin successfully completed the 13th New Shepard mission on Oct. 13, 2020, and the 7th consecutive flight for this particular vehicle.
NS-12
NS-12 was the 9th commercial payload mission for New Shepard, with our 100th customer on board.
NS-11
New Shepard's 11th mission on May 2, 2019, marked the fifth flight to space and back for this particular rocket.
NS-10
Blue Origin demonstrated the versatility of the New Shepard system during NS-10 by taking 8 NASA-sponsored research and technology payloads into space.
NS-9
New Shepard flew for the ninth time on July 18, 2018. This mission was a successful in-space test of the crew escape system.
NS-8
Mission 8 was a successful re-flight of the vehicle flown on NS-7. The flight carried research payloads.
NS-7
NS-7 was the first flight of a new vehicle and the first with commercial payloads.
NS-6
New Shepard performed a successful test of the crew escape system at maximum dynamic pressure.
NS-5
The fifth New Shepard mission demonstrated a safe capsule landing with two of its three chutes deployed.
NS-4
New Shepard flew again on April 2, 2016. It was the third flight with the same hardware.
NS-3
This mission for New Shepard marked the first booster in history to successfully be reused.
NS-2
New Shepard was the first booster in history to successfully launch and land.
NS-1
The first successful New Shepard launch and crew capsule return.