No astronauts on Monday’s Blue Origin launch failure 

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Since August 2021, Blue Origin has launched six crewed suborbital flights. And 31 customers and special guests (including Bezos himself) made it to low orbit space and back.

This latest launch had no passengers, or crew on board. This failed flight was a mission filled with experiments from K-12 schools, universities and other organizations focused on science, technology, engineering, and math education. And featured the Blue Origin STEM research program.

The FAA issued a statement about the launch failure which Blue Origin is calling an “anomaly.”

“The FAA will oversee the investigation of Blue Origin’s NS-23 mishap that occurred at its Launch Site One location in West Texas.”

“The anomaly that occurred triggered the capsule escape system. The capsule landed safely, and the booster was impacted within the designated hazard area. No injuries or public property damage have been reported.”

“This was a payload-only mission; there were no humans aboard.”

“Before the New Shepard vehicle can return to flight, the FAA will determine whether any system, process, or procedure related to the mishap affected public safety. This is standard practice for all mishap investigations.”