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Blue Origin Faces a Major Challenge Following a Launch Incident

Blue Origin Faces a Major Challenge

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Blue Origin Faces a Major Challenge Following a Launch Incident

The private aerospace sector was rattled, when Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket had a catastrophic explosion during what was supposed to be a routine static test. While the company said every personnel member was safe, this incident still throws a massive operational speed bump into the gears, and it threatens both near-term and long-term spaceflight ambitions. Getting through the cleanup, and the broader fallout, will take an absurd amount of engineering stubbornness and a strategic reorientation, to re-earn confidence, and rebuild trust.
 

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