New Shepard is a reusable suborbital vehicle built by Blue Origin. It stands 15.0 m tall, first flew on 29 April 2015. It has flown 38 times with 37 successes, a success rate of 97.4%. It has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.
Specification
Vehicle spec sheet
OPS-12/SPEC
ON FILE
Height15.0 m
Diameter3.7 m
Payload to LEONOT ON FILE
Payload to GTONOT ON FILE
Maiden flight29 April 2015
ReusableYes, stage recovery
Launch costNOT ON FILE
StatusRETIRED
As listed by Launch Library 2. The cost is Launch Library’s figure, not a quoted price. Figures for rockets outside the sixty most-flown were last read on 2026-11-05.
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.
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Common questions
How many times has New Shepard flown?
38 times, with 37 successes and 1 failures.
What is New Shepard's success rate?
97.4%. That's 37 successful flights out of 38 attempts. Its landings have succeeded 94.7% of the time, across 38 attempts.
Is New Shepard reusable?
Yes. Launch Library 2 lists New Shepard as reusable, with 36 successful recoveries from 38 attempts. On most reusable rockets that's the first stage, not the whole rocket.
