The FAA Is Not Happy About Blue Origin's 'Incident' This Morning

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midflight earlier today, with its New Shepard capsule erupting in a huge explosion as it was jettisoned away from the booster below, which did not appear to survive the ordeal.announcing an investigation of the mishap., the scrutiny is likely to draw unwanted attention.

While the New Shepard capsule managed to land "safely and the booster impacted within the designated hazard area," the regulator will now try to determine whether the company will have to make any changes to its "system, process, or procedure" or whether it ever "affected public safety."with Blue Origin competitor Virgin Galactic.

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