Blue Origin’s uncrewed capsule safely escapes after midflight anomaly

Blue Origin’s

ended abruptly on Saturday morning after the spaceflight company aborted the mission due to an issue with the New Shepard rocket’s booster. The failure happened just as the rocket reached max Q, or the moment when it reaches maximum dynamic pressure.

Blue Origin confirmed that the rocket suffered a booster failure on Twitter, but notes the “escape system performed as designed.”

The rocket took…