Posted May 29, 2026 at 2:15 AM UTCRInstagramBlue Origin’s New Glenn rocket just blew up during testing in Florida.Recently grounded after issues with its third mission, the New Glenn rocket intended to launch the NG-4 mission has suffered an “anomaly,” exploding at Cape Canaveral during a hotfire test just after 9PM ET.Blue Origin said, “All personnel have been accounted for. We will provide updates as we learn more.”Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.Richard Lawler
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket just blew up during testing in Florida.
Recently grounded after issues with its third mission, the New Glenn rocket intended to launch the NG-4 mission has suffered an “anomaly,” exploding at Cape Canaveral during a hotfire test just after 9PM ET. Blue Origin said, “All personnel have been accounted for. We will provide updates as we learn more.” [Media: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DY55yLkxeMy/]
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