"The FAA is calling the incident a 'mishap' and is beginning an investigation to 'enhance public safety, determine the root cause of the event and identify corrective actions to avoid it from happening again.'"
"Telemetry data shows that the satellite only reached a 95 mile orbit, which is not sustainable, instead of the intended 285 mile orbit after completing two burns."
"This was New Glenn's third mission, and not the first time the rocket has been grounded by the FAA, which has grounded several rockets due to mishaps in recent years."
The FAA has grounded Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket after it failed to place its payload into the correct orbit during a launch from Cape Canaveral. The incident is classified as a 'mishap,' prompting an investigation to enhance public safety and determine the root cause. The rocket was intended to position a satellite into a 285-mile orbit but only achieved a 95-mile orbit. This is not the first grounding for New Glenn, which has faced previous issues that delayed its flights.
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