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Blue Origin’s first crewed launch since 2022: where to watch
Jeff Bezos’ New Shepard rocket flies again.
Assuming the launch goes as planned, it will carry six passengers aboard, including the 90-year-old Ed Dwight, who was America’s first Black astronaut candidate but has never been to space. Jeff Bezos’ company decided to put its private space tourism flights on hold after a September 2022 rocket booster issue, which was later identified as an engine nozzle failure, triggered its uncrewed capsule’s emergency escape system. The Federal Aviation Administration closed its investigation of the mishap in September last year, requiring Blue Origin to carry out 21 corrective actions that included redesigning the engine and nozzle components to prevent future failures.
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