Blue Origin Identifies Cause of Rocket Launch Failure and Plans to Fly Again Soon

Blue Origin has completed its investigation into the failed launch of its New Shepard suborbital vehicle in September 2020 and found that the engine nozzle in the rocket's propulsion module suffered a structural failure that caused a thrust misalignment. The company is making design changes to the combustion chamber of the BE-3PM and its operating parameters, as well as unspecified design changes to the nozzle. Blue Origin plans to resume flights of New Shepard "soon," starting with the reflight of the payload-only NS-23 mission.