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Blue Origin narrowing in on root cause of catastrophic rocket accident

Blue Origin narrowing in on root cause of catastrophic rocket accident

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Blue Origin says an anomaly during a rocket accident originated at the main oxygen valve on one of the BE-4 engines, as investigators work to pin down the root cause. Separately, the Air Force Research Laboratory added $11.7 million to Blue Origin's contract to study using rockets for point-to-point military cargo deliveries.

"The anomaly originated at the main oxygen valve on one of the BE-4 engines."

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