No one hurt as crew-free mission goes awry
Blue Origin was founded in 2000 in Kent, Washington, two years before another billionaire-backed space company, Elon Musk's SpaceX. Yet SpaceX launches far more rockets and is far more successful.
The US Federal Aviation Administration is responsible for protecting the public during commercial space launches and landings and the agency said it will look into the mishap. "The FAA will oversee the investigation of Blue Origin’s NS-23 mishap that occurred at its Launch Site One location in West Texas," a spokesperson told"The anomaly that occurred triggered the capsule escape system. The capsule landed safely and the booster impacted within the designated hazard area. No injuries or public property damage have been reported."
According to the FAA, Blue Origin's New Shepard vehicle is grounded until the FAA can determine whether the incident affected public safety, per
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