FILE - In this Thursday, May 9, 2019, file photo, Jeff Bezos speaks at an event before unveiling Blue Origin's Blue Moon lunar lander, in Washington. The price to rocket into space next month with Bezos and his brother is a cool $28 million. That was the winning bid during the live online auction Saturday, June 12, 2021. that has grounded flights for six months, the company said Friday.
The New Shepard rocket was carrying experiments but no passengers when its engine nozzle broke apart due to excessive temperatures last September. The investigation found that a design change led to the problem, which is being fixed, according to Blue Origin. The next flight will carry the experiments that were on the failed launch.
The company has launched 31 people to the edge of space since 2021, including Bezos and William Shatner, the original Captain Kirk of TV's “Star Trek.”
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