Ars Technica·3 min read·medium
Blue Origin narrowing in on root cause of catastrophic rocket accident
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Blue Origin has identified a faulty main oxygen valve in a BE-4 engine as the root cause of a catastrophic New Glenn rocket explosion during a May 2026 test. The company is currently retrofitting existing engines with modified valves and expects to return to flight by the end of the year.
It’s always the valves Blue Origin narrowing in on root cause of catastrophic rocket accident “The anomaly originated at the main oxygen valve on one of the BE-4 engines.”
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