Bezo's Bust: Jeff Bezo's Blue Origin Rocket Bursts into Flames, Crashes

A mishap occurred just over a minute into the unmanned flight of Jeff Bezo’s Blue Origin New Shepard rocket when the booster burst into flames and triggered the capsule’s emergency systems to jettison itself. The Blue Origin commentator was silent for half a minute as the failure unfolded before adding: “It appears we’ve experienced an anomaly with today’s flight. This wasn’t planned.” The booster crashed offscreen, and further New Shepard missions are now grounded until the Federal Aviation Administration conducts an investigation.