NS-38 — archive:ns-38
launch attemptArchive-qualified launchcompleted
NS-38 — archive:ns-38 was an archive-qualified launch conducted on January 22, 2026 from an unresolved launch site using New Shepard, carrying 2 recorded payload entries. The recorded outcome was success or operational; the census identity distinguishes this attempt from flights that may share a mission name or launch date.
- Launch class
- Archive-qualified launch
- Launch date
- January 22, 2026
- Relationships
- 4
- Sources
- 4
Historical and technical context
Why this launch belongs in the archive
Existing mission record has a dated physical launch and qualified sources but did not meet the deterministic GCAT identity match threshold. This launch is retained as its own historical attempt so its date, vehicle, origin, operator, trajectory, payload, and outcome can be followed without collapsing it into a program total.
NS-38 — archive:ns-38 used New Shepard from an unresolved launch site. The technical record includes the Above the Kármán line profile. 2 payload entries are connected to the launch manifest.
At a glance
Launch facts
- Launch class
- Archive-qualified launch
- Launch date
- January 22, 2026
- Vehicle
- New Shepard
- Outcome
- success or operational
- Launch site
- an unresolved launch site
- Destination / profile
- Above the Kármán line
- Payload entries
- 2
Payload manifest
Archive relationships
Named records, programs, and organizations connected to this archive identity.
- NS-38Connected mission dossier
- New ShepardLaunch vehicle
- New ShepardPayload manifest entry
- Crewed autonomous suborbital spaceflightPayload manifest entry
- NS-38: Crew vehicleArchive-native payload or instrument record
- NS-38: Mission roleArchive-native payload or instrument record
- Blue OriginMission-derived organization relationship
Sources
Original references supporting this record. Each source opens on its publisher’s website.