Booster failure on today’s uncrewed flight. Escape system performed as designed. pic.twitter.com/xFDsUMONTh
— Blue Origin (@blueorigin) September 12, 2022
综合英国《卫报》(The Guardian)、ABC新闻以及《今日美国》(USA TODAY)报导,所属“蓝源”火箭及太空旅游公司的“新谢帕德号-23”(NS-23)无人驾驶火箭,当地时间周一早上在韦斯特(West)发射场启程,不料升空1分4秒时,位于高空8公里处突然遭喷射出的火焰吞噬,终止动力系统随即启动,降落伞顺势展开,最后降落在德州沙漠。
据悉此次飞行是“新谢帕德号”执行的第23次任务,也是一年多来首次无人发射,声明指出,“看来今天的飞行出现异常情况,这并不在计划中…”
We’re responding to an issue this morning at our Launch Site One location in West Texas. This was a payload mission with no astronauts on board. The capsule escape system functioned as designed. More information to come as it is available.
— Blue Origin (@blueorigin) September 12, 2022
“太空舱与推进器顺利分离,推进器最终坠毁地面,这是一次无太空人载重任务,逃生系统按程序运行,没有传出任何人员受伤。”事后证实,失败原因为推进器故障。
报导指出,“蓝源”公司至今已成功将31人送往太空,最近一次就发生在上个月。儘管这次飞行败北,工程师正积极修正故障原因,对内可能影响后续行程延误。
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