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." ...

During an evening test fire on May 28, 2026, a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket exploded, engulfing the launchpad in a massive fireball. The spectacular fire, caught on video, not only destroyed the ...

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 ...

What was supposed to be a routine test for Blue Origin literally went up in flames when one of its New Glenn rockets exploded on the launch pad. Late at night on May 28, Blue Origin was checking to ...

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” ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A New Glenn rocket stands ready at the launchpad in April 2026, a month before disaster would strike. AP Photo/John Raoux During ...