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It is unclear what the anomaly was and how it could affect future missions.
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Blue Origin aborted an uncrewed mission mid-flight after its rocket booster experienced an anomaly. All photos: Blue Origin live broadcast
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The escape system of the spacecraft was activated after the New Shephard booster experienced an anomaly.
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No passengers were on board the NS-23 mission, which was carrying only 36 payloads from schools, research institutions and pupils around the world.
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A live broadcast of the launch ended soon after the incident took place.
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The Blue Origin employee narrating the launch said that the escape was 'not planned'.
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It is unclear what the anomaly was and how it could affect future missions.
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Blue Origin aborted an uncrewed mission mid-flight after its rocket booster experienced an anomaly. All photos: Blue Origin live broadcast
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/HPVFPDSNSNAM7LYXNBQP3JNYHU.png?smart=true&auth=27ab4169587299db4d72f52e5b7ae305d90129d6d93c89ce29f2250c94a92a02&width=400&height=225)
The escape system of the spacecraft was activated after the New Shephard booster experienced an anomaly.
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No passengers were on board the NS-23 mission, which was carrying only 36 payloads from schools, research institutions and pupils around the world.
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A live broadcast of the launch ended soon after the incident took place.
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The Blue Origin employee narrating the launch said that the escape was 'not planned'.
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It is unclear what the anomaly was and how it could affect future missions.
Blue Origin launch aborted mid-flight after uncrewed mission suffers rocket anomaly
The escape system of the spacecraft activated successfully
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Sarwat Nasir
12 September, 2022
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