An uncrewed Blue Origin New Glenn rocket exploded on the 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. Video posted by NASASpaceflight, a YouTube channel that livestreams launches from Florida, showed the New Glenn igniting on the pad at about 2100 ET (0100 GMT on Friday) before erupting into a massive fireball that billowed skyward, sending a towering plume of flames and smoke into the air.

Blue Origin founder and billionaire Jeff Bezos said it was a ”very rough day” for the company, but it was too early to know the “root cause” of the incident.

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…

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket exploded on a Florida launch pad on Thursday, May 29, as it was preparing for its fourth launch next week.

The explosion is likely a major setback for Jeff Bezos' spaceflight company, and its attempt to compete with SpaceX.

May 28 : Jeff Bezos' space firm Blue Origin said on Thursday it experienced an anomaly during a hot-fire test, as visuals on social media showed its New Glenn rocket explode in a…

May 28 : A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket dramatically exploded on the launchpad during a test on Thursday, in a setback for Jeff Bezos’ space venture as it seeks to narrow the gap…

Blue Origin, which is owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, had successfully launched its third New Glenn Rocket last month.

Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin faced a setback. A hot-fire test of its New Glenn rocket ended with an explosion. Visuals showed the rocket erupting in a fireball. All…

The New Glenn rocket was undergoing a 'hotfire test' at Launch Pad 36 at around 9pm at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida when it burst into flames.

"All personnel are accounted for and safe. It’s too early to know the root cause but we’re already working to find it. Very rough day, but we’ll rebuild whatever needs rebuilding…

Blue Origin says it has experienced an "anomaly", a term commonly used by rocket companies to describe a launch failure or explosion.

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Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket exploded during a test at Cape Canaveral, with no reported threats to safety.

Jeff Bezos described the uncrewed rocket’s explosion as a “very rough day”. It’s a major setback for his company as it challenges Elon Musk’s dominant SpaceX.

A hot-fire test of the New Glenn rocket went awry, resulting in the rocket exploding into a fireball. However, Blue Origin's owner, Jeff Bezos, vows to find the cause of the…

Jeff Bezos’ space venture has taken a major hit as it seeks to narrow the gap with Elon Musk’s SpaceX.

Jeff Bezos’ space venture has taken a major hit as it seeks to narrow the gap with Elon Musk’s SpaceX.

A dramatic setback hit Jeff Bezos’ space venture and SpaceX rival Blue Origin on May 28 when its New Glenn rocket exploded on the launchpad during a hot fire test, sending a…

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket exploded during a test on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Thursday, marking another setback for Jeff Bezos’s space company. No…

It could be a big setback for the company, and for NASA's moon plans.