Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Blue Origin, Backed By Bezos, Sees Major Failure

Blue Origin, the spacecraft developer backed by Amazon.com's Jeff Bezos, has suffered a major failure during a test flight, according to Bezos over the weekend. According to Blue Origin, it destroyed its spacecraft during a test flight, after losing control at 45,000 feet. Blue Originsaid that it lost the vehicle during a development test, when a flight instability triggered its range safety system.