Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA Blue Origin New Glenn rocket, developed by Jeff Bezos's company, exploded on a launch pad in Florida during a pre-launch engine hotfire test on Thursday night. The powerful blast, which lit up the night sky around Cape Canaveral, caused severe damage to the launchpad and nearby infrastructure. Blue Origin confirmed an 'anomaly' during the test, with all personnel accounted for, and Jeff Bezos stated they would rebuild and investigate the root cause. The incident is expected to delay the use of the launchpad for several months, potentially impacting NASA's Artemis mission, which relies on Blue Origin for lunar lander components. NASA has pledged a thorough investigation into the explosion, which occurred at Blue Origin's sole launch facility for its New Glenn rocket. In fullJeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket explodes in giant fireball on launchpad during ‘hotfire test’Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Watch Blue Origin rocket explode in fireball during launch pad test
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA Blue Origin New Glenn rocket, developed by Jeff Bezos's company, exploded on a launch pad in Florida during a pre-launch engine hotfire test on Thursday night. The powerful blast, which lit up the night sky around Cape Canaveral, caused severe damage to the launchpad and nearby infrastructure. Blue Origin confirmed an 'anomaly' during the test, with all personnel accounted for, and Jeff Bezos stated they would rebuild and investigate the root cause. The incident is expected to delay the use of the launchpad for several months, potentially impacting NASA's Artemis mission, which relies on Blue Origin for lunar lander components. NASA has pledged a thorough investigation into the explosion, which occurred at Blue Origin's sole launch facility for its New Glenn rocket. In fullJeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket explodes in giant fireball on launchpad during ‘hotfire test’Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket exploded on Cape Canaveral's launch pad during a pre-launch engine hotfire test, destroying the pad and surrounding infrastructure. The incident will delay launches by several months and may affect NASA's Artemis lunar program, which depends on Blue Origin for lander components — a direct supply chain risk for any organization tracking the commercial space stack.
