Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket explodes during testing in Florida
Corroborated by 16 sources from 16 publishers
TL;DR
Blue Origin’s New Glenn mega-rocket just exploded during testing at a launch site in Cape Canaveral, Florida, according to a live stream from NASASpaceFlight.com. Blue Origin later confirmed the explosion. Jeff Bezos’ space company was performing a static fire test ahead of an anticipated fourth launch of the new rocket in the coming weeks.
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