Space news weekly recap: Blue Origin rocket crash, diamonds in a meteorite, and more

Space news weekly recap: Blue Origin rocket crash, diamonds in a meteorite, and more

Last week, we were reminded that spaceflight is still hard when Jeff Bezos-owned Blue Origin’s rocket crashed back to Earth shortly after launch. Fortunately, no one was aboard the spacecraft and nobody was injured during the mishap. Read more about the crash and other interesting news on our weekly space news recap. Blue Origin rocket […]

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Space news weekly recap: Blue Origin rocket crash, diamonds in a meteorite, and more

Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket crashes after liftoff; none injured, capsule carrying experiments safe

A rocket crashed back to Earth shortly after liftoff Monday in the first launch accident for Jeff Bezos’ space travel company, but the capsule carrying experiments managed to parachute to safety. No one was aboard the Blue Origin flight, which used the same kind of rocket as the one that sends paying customers to the […]

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Bezos’ Blue Origin completes fifth crewed flight launch

Bezos’ Blue Origin completes fifth crewed flight launch

Jeff Bezos’ space tourism venture Blue Origin completed its fifth crewed launch on Saturday after a New Shepard rocket’s back-up system that had not met expectations delayed the voyage last month. Blue Origin’s fourth flight landed successfully in March in west Texas after taking six passengers for a 10-minute journey to the edge of space. […]

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