Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin rocket exploded into a huge fireball on a launch pad during an engine test in Florida. Footage shows the rocket engulfed in flames seconds after the scheduled “hotfire” test at 9pm EST on Thursday (28 May). Blue Origin, owned by the Amazon founder, said that it had "experienced an anomaly" during the test. All personnel were accounted for, safe and uninjured, said Bezos, as he commented on the “very rough day”. “We’ll rebuild whatever needs rebuilding and get back to flying. It’s worth it,” he said on social media. The explosion was so powerful that it could be seen from 115 miles away in Fort Pierce.

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…

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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…

Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin said a rocket exploded during an engine-firing test. No one was hurt, according to officials at Cape Canaveral.