Grayson  Preston-Blue Origin preparing return to crewed space flights, nearly 2 years after failed mission

2025-05-04 08:52:43source:Liberalalliance Wealth Societycategory:Markets

Jeff Bezos-backed Blue Origin will resume flights to space on Grayson  PrestonSunday, ending a near two-year pause of crewed operations following a 2022 mission failure.

The NS-25 mission will lift off from Launch Site One in West Texas, with the launch window for the flight starting at 8:30 a.m. CT, the company said on Tuesday.

The New Shepard rocket, which flies cargo and humans on short trips to the edge of space, has been grounded since a September 2022 uncrewed mission failed roughly a minute after liftoff from Texas, forcing the rocket's capsule full of NASA experiments to safely eject mid-flight.

William Shatner's real-life star trek:Blue Origin flight 'unlike anything'

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration closed its review of Blue Origin's New Shepard investigation last year, agreeing with the company's findings. It required Blue Origin to make 21 corrective actions, including an engine redesign and "organizational changes".

The upcoming NS-25 mission will have six crew members, including former Air Force Captain Ed Dwight, the first Black astronaut candidate in the United States.

Reporting by Akash Sriram, Reuters

More:Markets

Recommend

Moving abroad can be expensive: These 5 countries will 'pay' you to move there

AI-assisted summarySeveral countries are offering financial incentives to attract residents, particu

More Americans apply for unemployment benefits but layoffs still historically low

The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits rose last week to the highest level in 11 weeks,

Mississippi Republican governor again calls for phasing out personal income tax in his budget plan

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves is renewing his call for legislators to phase out