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Uncrewed Blue Origin rocket crashes, capsule recovered: company
An uncrewed Blue Origin rocket carrying research payloads crashed shortly after liftoff on Monday, but the capsule carrying experiments escaped and floated safely back to Earth, Jeff Bezos' space company said.
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- Published Date: 10:41 | 12 September 2022
- Modified Date: 10:44 | 12 September 2022
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The company released a short video clip showing the moment when the capsule fired emergency thrusters to separate from its booster, which "impacted the ground."
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The rockets have been grounded pending an investigation, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
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