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 ...
Jeff Bezos‘ Blue Origin just experienced a problem. On Thursday, May 28, the billionaire acknowledged its New Glenn rocket explosion, which occurred during its ground test known as a “hotfire.” “We ...
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket exploded during a static fire test at Launch Complex 36 at NASA's Kennedy Space Centre in Florida on Thursday evening ...
Another space billionaire, Elon Musk, offered his condolences to Bezos.
I would disagree. I would observe the fact that we can list the entirety of large explosions in a single list like that makes the events unusual enough to bother to list. We (as a species) manage ...
(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 ...