Blue Origin Flight Suffers Rocket Booster Failure
Blue Origin has suffered a rocket booster failure during its latest uncrewed flight today.
As The Verge reports(Opens in a new window), Blue Origin confirmed that the rocket on flight NS-23 suffered a failure as it reached maximum dynamic pressure (also known as max Q). However, the failure wasn't without its upside as it proved that the escape system performed exactly as designed and carried the capsule safely clear of the malfunctioning booster.
You can watch the moment the booster failed and the escape system was triggered in the tweet above. The live stream version(Opens in a new window) is also available complete with commentary explaining how an anomaly was experienced mid-flight, but they don't know specifically what failed yet.
As you can see, the capsule deployed its parachutes and performed a safe landing. There were a total of 36 payloads on board NS-23(Opens in a new window) from academia, research institutions, and students. If a crew had been on board they would also have been fine, but probably quite shaken from the experience. I suspect some additional clean up would be required for those who didn't manage to keep their lunch down.
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