Blue Origin Aims to Fly Again, Crucial for Artemis III Mission
NASA's Artemis III mission faces challenges after the destruction of a Blue Origin rocket and its launchpad, though Blue Origin states it plans to fly again this year, making its recovery a critical test for the mission's progress.
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Can the Artemis III Mission Go on as Planned?
NASA has chosen four astronauts for the Artemis III mission, but there has been a major setback: the destruction of a Blue Origin rocket and its only launchpad. Our science reporter Katrina Miller describes what this event might mean for the U.S. goal of landing on the moon by 2028.
By Katrina Miller, Melanie Bencosme, Joey Sendaydiego, Lauren Pruitt and Kenneth Chang
Read full article →Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin says it will fly again this year after explosion. Nasa needs it to
The company’s response to the launchpad blast has become a key test for Artemis III As Blue Origin tells it, the most spectacular launchpad explosion in recent memory, which destroyed its pioneering New Glenn space rocket last month and severely damaged almost everything around it, was merely a blip. “We will fly again before the end of this year. Gradatim Ferociter,” Dave Limp, the company’s chief executive, posted on X on 1 June, using the Latin form of its motto, “Step by step, ferociously...
By Richard Luscombe
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