Blue Origin launch – pressnews

[ad_1] Blue Origin LLC's space tourism rocket voyaged to space and back for the first time in 15 months, potentially marking the resumption of regular flights for the Jeff Bezos-founded company following an in-flight failure last year. The flight served as a much needed win for the company, which has struggled with executing its most ambitious spaceflight programs. While its New Shepard rocket did not carry passengers during Tuesday's flight, Blue Origin signaled its intent to restart crewed missions in the near future. “Following a thorough review of today's mission, we look forward to flying our next crewed flight soon,” Erika Wagner, Blue Origin's senior director for emerging space markets, said on a webcast. Following takeoff, the vehicle reached a peak height of roughly 66.5 miles ...

[ad_1] Blue Origin LLC, the space launch vehicle startup founded by Amazon.com Inc. chair Jeff Bezos, expects next month to complete a review . Blue Origin LLC, the space launch vehicle startup founded by Amazon.com Inc. chair Jeff Bezos, expects next month to complete a review of a recent accident but won't send another rocket aloft until sometime in 2023. The company's vice president of its New Shepard rocket's mission and fight operations, Audrey Powers, told attendees Wednesday at a conference in Washington, D.C., that the technical assessment of the September mishap will be finished in December, and that it wouldn't fly again until next year, a Blue Origin spokesperson confirmed in an emailed statement. Powers' comments were tweeted earlier by a Washington Post journalist. T...

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