Rocket from Jeff Bezos' company crashes after takeoff without causing injuries

By João Caminoto / 12/09/2022 / 1 minute reading

An unmanned Blue Origin rocket crashed shortly after taking off, this Monday (12) in Texas, southern United States. The information was released by the space company, led by Jeff Bezos, adding that the capsule separated from the rest of the rocket.

“Propulsion mechanism failure during today’s unmanned flight,” the company announced, then adding that the capsule’s ejection system worked as expected.

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A video shows the forced landing of the capsule, but not the remains of the rocket, which fell. “There were no injuries,” stated Blue Origin.

Booster failure on today's uncrewed flight. Escape system performed as designed. pic.twitter.com/xFDsUMONTh
- Blue Origin (@blueorigin) September 12, 2022

Source: AFP

Top photo: Reproduction/Twitter

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