Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket exploded in a massive fireball while undergoing a test on a Florida launchpad Thursday evening. It deals a major setback to the Jeff Bezos-backed firm in its efforts to challenge a dominant SpaceX.
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May 29th, 2026
Huge fireball seen after Blue Origin rocket explosion
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket exploded in a massive fireball while undergoing a test on a Florida launchpad Thursday evening. It deals a major setback to the Jeff Bezos-backed firm in its efforts to challenge a dominant SpaceX.
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Blue Origin’s rocket explodes in fireball on launchpad
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Blue Origin rocket explodes during test, setback for bid to catch SpaceX
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Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket explodes on launch pad
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