Jeff Bezos described the incident as a "very rough day" in a major setback for the company's space venture. Elon Musk said of the incident: "Rockets are hard." ...

A planned test for Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket ahead of a planned flight turned into a disaster when it exploded on the launch platform.

During an evening test fire on May 28, 2026, a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket exploded, engulfing the launchpad in a massive ...

It’s a very expensive setback when your $100 million rocket goes up in a massive fireball. Blue Origin was conducting a test on one of its New Glenn rockets at Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force ...

I don't have any quibbles with your other points, but that article's "not as big as expected" title seems to refer to the lease duration being a firm commitment of only 180 days, with both companies ...

Another space billionaire, Elon Musk, offered his condolences to Bezos.

COUNTY LIVE IN NEW SMYRNA BEACH. PATRICK PEREZ WESH TWO NEWS. PATRICK. THANK YOU. MEANWHILE, CLEANUP IS ABOUT TO BEGIN ON THE LAUNCH PAD AFTER THIS MASSIVE EXPLOSION INVOLVING A BLUE ORIGIN NEW GLENN ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Wendy Whitman Cobb, Air University (THE CONVERSATION) During an evening test fire on ...

Blue Origin New Glenn rocket sits on a launchpad ahead of a November launch - Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo/Getty Images What was supposed to be a routine test for Blue Origin literally went up in ...

Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp said Saturday that the company has regained some access to Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, where a New Glenn rocket exploded in a “hotfire anomaly” ...