Blue Origin explosion shows moment rocket erupted into fireball and reaction as it lit up sky
May 29, 2026
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as posted by the channelBlue Origin's $1-billion-plus Launch Complex 36 saw the company's New Glenn rocket generate an enormous, billowing fireball in an explosion seen widely across Cape Canaveral and beyond.
The mighty New Glenn blew up during a prelaunch static-fire test the night of Thursday, May 28 — rattling windows in communities near Cape Canaveral, generating worldwide news headlines, and casting doubt on NASA's ambitious timeline for Artemis III and moon-base missions.
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