Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos' space firm, said on Thursday it experienced an anomaly during a hot-fire test of its New Glenn rocket in Florida.
In a post on X, the company said all personnel are accounted for. "We will provide updates as we learn more," it added.
Meanwhile, visuals on social media showed the rocket exploding in a fireball. A hot-fire test involves firing up a rocket engine while it is anchored to the ground.
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Blue Origin's owner said that the company has already begun investigating the cause of the explosion.
