COLUMBIA, SC — Watching in awe as Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket exploded in spectacular fashion, local man Dennis Rogers was glad to finally see what his wife's Amazon purchases had funded.
A rocket belonging to Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin company exploded in a spectacular fireball overnight, potentially disrupting NASA plans for a U.S. Moon base.PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: A Blue Origin rocket exploded during a ground test at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Thursday night, causing extensive damage to the launch pad and affecting NASA’s […]
A rocket belonging to Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin company exploded in a spectacular fireball overnight, potentially disrupting NASA plans for a U.S. Moon base. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: A Blue Origin rocket exploded during a ground test at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Thursday night, causing extensive damage to the launch pad and affecting NASA’s plans for a lunar base. The cause of the explosion remains unknown. DETAIL: The explosion occurred during a hotfire test, with all personnel accounted for and safe. Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket, intended to carry 48 low-Earth orbit satellites for Amazon Leo, was involved. The launch complex, completed in 2021, cost over $1 billion. IMPACT: The explosion could disrupt NASA’s…Open
WATCH: A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket explodes on the launchpad during a test on Thursday, a setback for Jeff Bezos’ space venture. MORE: https://www.newsnationnow.com/space/blue-origin-rocket-explodes-anomaly/