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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London. Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and ...

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

(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 ...

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 ...