The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration completed its investigation into Blue Origin's New Shepard probe last year.
Jeff Bezos-backed Blue Origin will resume flights to space on Sunday, ending a nearly two-year hiatus from crewed operations after a failed 2022 mission.
The NS-25 mission will take off from Launch Site One in West Texas, with the launch window for the flight beginning at 0830 CT (1330 GMT), the company said Tuesday.
The New Shepard rocket, which flies cargo and people on short trips to the edge of space, has been grounded since an unmanned mission failed in September 2022 about a minute after launch from Texas, leaving the rocket capsule full of NASA experiments safe was ejected halfway into space. flight.
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration concluded its review of Blue Origin's New Shepard research last year, agreeing with the company's findings. It required Blue Origin to take 21 corrective actions, including an engine redesign and “organizational changes.”
The upcoming NS-25 mission will have a crew of six, including former Air Force Captain Ed Dwight, the first black astronaut candidate in the United States.
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