The Federal Aviation Administration closed its investigation into last year's failed flight of a cargo mission by Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin.
Blue Origin will not be clear to launch New Shepard until after Blue Origin implements "all corrective actions that impact public safety" and receives an updated launch license, the FAA noted.The moment of the anomaly during the New Shepard cargo mission NS-23, in which the booster's engine failed.
"We've received the FAA's letter and plan to fly soon," a Blue Origin spokesperson said in a statement. The 21 required actions include the "redesign of engine and nozzle components to improve structural performance during operation as well as organizational changes." The FAA did not comment further on specifics of the corrections.
In September 2021, the company's New Shepard rocket was flying a cargo mission when it suffered a failure.
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