How many times has New Shepard flown?

New Shepard has flown 38 orbital missions, with 37 successes and 1 failures.

What is New Shepard's success rate?

New Shepard has a success rate of 97.4%, from 37 successful flights out of 38 attempts. Booster recovery succeeds 94.7% of the time across 38 landing attempts.

When is the next New Shepard launch?

New Shepard has no flight on the public manifest at the moment. Scheduled missions appear here as soon as a launch date is filed.

How much can New Shepard lift to orbit?

New Shepard is rated for 0 kg to low Earth orbit and 0 kg to geostationary transfer orbit. These are the operator's published maximums and assume an expendable or fully optimised configuration.

Is New Shepard reusable?

Yes. New Shepard recovers and reflies at least one stage, with 36 successful recoveries from 38 attempts. Reusable does not mean the whole vehicle comes back — usually it is the first stage.

Vehicle file · LV-137

New Shepard

Blue Origin · RETIRED

New Shepard is a partly reusable orbital launch vehicle built by Blue Origin. It stands 15.0 m tall, lifts 0 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 29 April 2015. It has flown 38 times with 37 successes, a success rate of 97.4%. It has no flight on the public manifest at the moment.

Specification

Vehicle spec sheet

OPS-12/SPEC

PUBLISHED

Height15.0 m

Diameter3.7 m

Payload to LEO0 kg

Payload to GTO0 kg

Maiden flight29 April 2015

ReusableYes — stage recovery

Launch costNOT PUBLISHED

StatusRetired

Flight record

Reliability

OPS-12/STAT

ON RECORD

Total flights38

Successful37

Failed1

Success rate97.4%

Landing attempts38

Landing success94.7% (36)

Scheduled0

About New Shepard

The New Shepard reusable launch system is a vertical-takeoff, vertical-landing (VTVL), suborbital manned rocket that is being developed by Blue Origin as a commercial system for suborbital space tourism.

Upcoming flights

Manifest

OPS-12/MAN

EMPTY

No New Shepard flight is filed in the current manifest window. Missions appear here the moment a launch date is published.

All upcoming launches

Common questions

How many times has New Shepard flown?: New Shepard has flown 38 orbital missions, with 37 successes and 1 failures.
What is New Shepard's success rate?: New Shepard has a success rate of 97.4%, from 37 successful flights out of 38 attempts. Booster recovery succeeds 94.7% of the time across 38 landing attempts.
When is the next New Shepard launch?: New Shepard has no flight on the public manifest at the moment. Scheduled missions appear here as soon as a launch date is filed.
How much can New Shepard lift to orbit?: New Shepard is rated for 0 kg to low Earth orbit and 0 kg to geostationary transfer orbit. These are the operator's published maximums and assume an expendable or fully optimised configuration.
Is New Shepard reusable?: Yes. New Shepard recovers and reflies at least one stage, with 36 successful recoveries from 38 attempts. Reusable does not mean the whole vehicle comes back — usually it is the first stage.