The moment of the anomaly during the New Shepard cargo mission NS-23, in which the booster’s engine failed.Blue OriginJeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin released findings from an investigation into the failed flight of a cargo mission last year, which it says was due to an issue in the rocket’s engine nozzle.The company’s New Shepard rocket, flying the NS-23 mission carrying science and research payloads, suffered a failure in September 2022. No people were onboard, and Blue Origin says its capsule’s emergency escape system functioned properly, but the rocket’s reusable booster was destroyed.Bezos’ company had previously said little about its investigation over the past six months, which was conducted with Federal Aviation Administration oversight. For its part, the FAA told CNBC that the regulator’s “mishap” investigation “remains open.””The agency is currently reviewing the company’s submission of its mish …
