Blue Origin, New Glenn Rocket
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On Thursday evening, Blue Origin attempted to test fire its massive New Glenn rocket at its Florida launch site, but something went very wrong after engine ignition. The super heavy lift rocket exploded in spectacular and disastrous fashion.
The New Glenn rocket had been undergoing a static hot-fire test at Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at the time of the explosion. A static hot-fire test is a trial run
No personnel were hurt, but the New Glenn blast damaged the launch pad and threw Blue Origin's launch plans, Artemis role, and Amazon satellite timeline into doubt.
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