The debut launch of the space company's New Glenn orbital rocket may still be some way off though.
during the mission, were able to retrieve their intact scientific payloads, but Blue Shepard was grounded by the Federal Aviation Authority, pending an investigation.explaining that the issue was caused by a structural failure in New Shepard's BE-3PM engine nozzle caused by excessive temperatures.
At the 'Investing in Space' event this week, Smith said Blue Origin "knew very soon after the event what exactly happened," and that it was "working through with the FAA on the process by which we go back to flight.
"We're now dotting the i's and crossing the t's to get through [the FAA process]", as well as getting our system ready to go fly again," Smith continued. "New Shepard, from that standpoint, should be ready to go fly within the next few weeks."by NASA to develop a second lunar lander for the space agency's Artemis Moon missions.
Though New Shepard will likely fly again soon, Smith was less confident about the launch date of New Glenn, which was once expected to launch in 2020. "If you want to know what the launch date is for New Glenn, I can give you one but it's going to be wrong," he said. "I don’t know if it’s going to arrive early or arrive late."
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