Laura Stiles

American - (BO)

Occasional Spaceflight

Blue Origin’s Director of New Shepard Launch Operations, with a B.S. in Engineering Physics from the University of Kansas and a Ph.D. from the University of Colorado at Boulder in Aerospace Engineering Sciences in the Astrodynamics and Satellite Navigation focus area.

Spaceflight Record

Laura Stiles flew on one 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: Success

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

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CEO: Jeff Bezos

Blue Origin is an American privately funded aerospace manufacturer and spaceflight services company set up by Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos with its headquarters in Kent, Washington. The company is developing technologies to enable private human access to space with the goal to dramatically lower costs and increase reliability. Blue Origin currently launches its New Shepard sub-orbital vehicle from its West Texas launch site, they are currently constructing a launch pad for their orbital vehicle New Glenn at Cape Canaveral LC-36.

Recent Launches

Falcon 9

Success

1 day, 12 hours ago

Starlink Group 17-20

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

A batch of 25 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

New Shepard

Success

4 days, 13 hours ago

NS-38

West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch - Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA

NS-38 is the 17th crewed flight for the New Shepard program and the 38th in the New Shepard program's history.

Electron

Success

4 days, 19 hours ago

The Cosmos Will See You Now (Open Cosmos Constellation Launch 1)

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A - Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

First 2 satellites of UK-based Open Cosmos' secure LEO broadband constellation designed to provide independent and resilient connectivity infrastruct…

Falcon 9

Success

5 days ago

Starlink Group 17-30

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

A batch of 25 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Long March 12

Success

1 week ago

SatNet LEO Group 19

Commercial LC-2 - Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China

A batch of 9 Low Earth Orbit communication satellites for the Chinese state owned SatNet constellation operated by the China Satellite Network Group.…