Blue Origin investigates rocket explosion
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The New Glenn rocket had been undergoing a static hot-fire test at Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at the time of the explosion. A static hot-fire test is a trial run
All personnel were accounted for after the explosion, Blue Origin confirmed on social media
No personnel were hurt, but the New Glenn blast damaged the launch pad and threw Blue Origin's launch plans, Artemis role, and Amazon satellite timeline into doubt.
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket exploded during a static fire test in Cape Canaveral, Florida. What Bezos, Elon Musk, Jared Isaacman said about explosion
By Gnaneshwar Rajan and Joe Brock May 28 (Reuters) - An uncrewed Blue Origin New Glenn rocket exploded on a Florida launchpad during a test on Thursday, in a major setback for Jeff Bezos’ space venture as it seeks to narrow the gap with Elon Musk's IPO-bound SpaceX.