Blue Origin Set to Resume Space Launches with Tourist Flights
TL;DR
Blue Origin, the space company owned by Jeff Bezos, is set to resume flights after more than a year since its New Shepard rocket suffered an engine failure. The company plans to perform a suborbital test flight without passengers next week, carrying 33 science payloads. The rocket's failure in 2022 was attributed to an engine nozzle issue, which has since been addressed. Blue Origin's larger rocket, New Glenn, is still in development, but the company has secured contracts for satellite launches.
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- Blue Origin says it’s ready to launch tourist flights to space The Washington Post
- After 15 months Blue Origin's New Shepard spacecraft will finally fly again Ars Technica
- Blue Origin aims to launch first New Shepard rocket in over a year CNBC
- Blue Origin will return to flight with uncrewed mission on Dec. 18 Space.com
- Blue Origin announces space launch next week, first since 2022 crash Phys.org
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