by admin | Dec 16, 2022 | Blue Origin, explosions, News, Orbital Reef, Sierra Space, Space News, space station
It must be entertaining to blow things up for a living. Demolitions expert. Eskom. That guy who makes balloon animals at kids’ parties. And now, Sierra Space has joined the ranks of professional exploders on behalf of the Orbital Reef space station project. If you’re... by admin | Sep 14, 2022 | Blue Origin, crew capsule, failure, launch, News, space, Space News
When it comes to rocket science, you really want your safety systems to work but testing them is something you hope doesn’t happen. Blue Origin’s rocket launch earlier this week had an opportunity to test out its crew capsule safety systems when the launch failed. The... by Speedinet | Sep 13, 2022 | Blue Origin, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Jeff Bezos, New Shepard, rocket launches, Science
Just over a minute after takeoff, the New Shepard rocket appeared to suffer an engine problem and veer off course, prompting the emergency abort system to kick in.