The first launch failure of the company was Monday. Science experiments were the only thing on board.
About a minute after liftoff, the Blue Origin rocket deviated off course. The launch abort system kicked in and lifted the craft off the ground. The capsule landed on the desert floor.
The commentary on Blue Origin's launch went silent after the capsule flew off the rocket. It wasn't planned.
At an altitude of about 28,000 feet, the rocket was traveling at 700 mph. After the failure, there was no video of the rocket. The rocket doesn't usually land upright on the desert floor, but that didn't happen this time.
The capsule escaped successfully and reached a maximum altitude of more than 11,000 feet, according to the launch commentator. Half of the experiments were funded by NASA.
The booster failed on the flight. The company said the escape system performed as planned.
There was no further information given.
Alan Shepard, the first American in space, was the inspiration for the New Shepard program. Paying passengers can be taken on 10-minute rides to the edge of space using the same type of rocket and capsule. This was the ninth flight.
The most recent passenger flight was a month ago. Bezos was on the first crew. Thirty one people have been carried to the edge of space by Blue Origin. The headquarters of the company is in Washington.
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