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Blue Origin New Glenn Rocket Explosion
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket exploded during a static fire test on its launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida on Thursday. The explosion is a major setback for Jeff Bezos' space venture as it was scheduled to launch Amazon Leo satellites on Monday and represents significant delays to NASA's lunar Artemis program.
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- Blue Origin's New Glenn makes a crater-sized dent in Artemis plans
- Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket explodes on launchpad at Cape Canaveral
- Blue Origin rocket explodes on launch pad during engine-firing test
- Blue Origin rocket explodes during launch pad test in Florida
- Blue Origin rocket explodes on launch pad during test
- Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket explodes on launch pad
- Blue Origin's New Glenn blows up during static fire test
- Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket, which exploded during testing on Thursday, was set to ferry 48 Amazon Leo satellites on Monday; Amazon paid Blue Origin $2.7B (Financial Times)