Blue Origin Rocket , Explodes During Testing.
'The Independent' reports that Jeff Bezos' private space firm, Blue Origin, accidentally blew up one of its rockets in June.
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'The Independent' reports that Jeff Bezos' private space firm, Blue Origin, accidentally blew up one of its rockets in June.
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The explosion took place at Blue Origin's West Texas testing facility on June 30.
According to Blue Origin, the accident occurred after the team “ran into an issue while testing Vulcan’s Flight Engine 3.”.
No personnel were injured and we are currently assessing root cause... We already have proximate cause and are working on remedial actions, Blue Origin spokesperson, via 'The Independent'.
The news comes just one month after Blue Origin was awarded a multi-billion dollar contract to develop a space craft for NASA.
The news comes just one month after Blue Origin was awarded a multi-billion dollar contract to develop a space craft for NASA.
The ship Blue Origin was tasked with developing is for the U.S. space agency's Artemis program which seeks to return astronauts to the moon.
The ship Blue Origin was tasked with developing is for the U.S. space agency's Artemis program which seeks to return astronauts to the moon.
According to Blue Origin, the latest setback will not affect commitments to customers this year.
On July 12, United Launch Alliance (ULA) president Tory Bruno said that failures like this are a routine part of rocket development.
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On July 12, United Launch Alliance (ULA) president Tory Bruno said that failures like this are a routine part of rocket development.
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The BE-4 Blue Origin rocket that exploded was reportedly being built for ULA.
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The BE-4 Blue Origin rocket that exploded was reportedly being built for ULA.
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A spokesperson for the venture said the setback "is not expected to impact our plans" for the upcoming mission.
