Blue Origin New Glenn rocket explodes on launch pad in Florida
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By Miles Doran Updated on: May 28, 2026 / 9:48 PM EDT
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A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket exploded Thursday night on a launch pad at Cape Canaveral in Florida.
The explosion occurred at about 9 p.m. Eastern Time. Blue Origin said there were no injuries from the incident.
"We experienced an anomaly during today's hotfire test," Blue Origin said in a statement. "All personnel have been accounted for. We will provide updates as we learn more."
Blue Origin was scheduled to fuel the rocket Thursday evening ahead of a planned test firing of the rocket's engines.
Blue Origin, which is owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, successfully launched its third New Glenn Rocket last month.
This rocket was being prepared to launch the fourth New Glenn mission as soon as June 4 to launch 48 satellites for Amazon's Leo internet service, which competes with Elon Musk's Starlink.
Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/blue-origin-new-glenn-rocket-explodes-launchpad-florida/
whow. the video shows a HUGE fire. I am surprised no one was hurt.
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BaronChocula
(4,814 posts)Food for the hungry.
Boxerfan
(2,573 posts)On Penis Rockets the Ballroom should always be located at the base of the shaft.
peppertree
(23,484 posts)
Skittles
(173,082 posts)ALRIGHTY THEN
lpbk2713
(43,304 posts)Skittles
(173,082 posts)LOL
reACTIONary
(7,322 posts)....we have anomaly reporting policies, procedures, databases, etc. Anomalies can be relatively minor, or.... a fireball.
I'm concluding an anomaly investigation right now, and writing up an anomaly report for one of the missions I'm working on. NOT a fireball, however.
Skittles
(173,082 posts)although CLUSTERFUCK may be a better description
mitch96
(15,886 posts)We had an ICU patient come to our department. The ICU was short staffed so the Head nurse accompanied the patient.
During the procedure I asked about a different patient I had done the other day. She replied...
Oh he had an "unfortunate outcome"... I asked what that means and she whispered to me..He died.
Hospital corporate speak I guess...
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not fooled
(6,786 posts)f-eloons version.
Attilatheblond
(9,322 posts)an unscheduled disassembly.
So cute how the boom boom bros can't bring themselves to call a snafu a fubar.
oasis
(54,078 posts)niyad
(134,210 posts)dickthegrouch
(4,683 posts)How far the shock wave extends from that kind of disaster.
It seems to me there's a difference between that kind of explosion and, say, the downward pressure exerted by a landing airplane which seems to be very limited in its effect. (The final scene of the movie "Pushing Tin" might have a good demonstration). I'm aware that "heavy" airplanes need more air clearance because of coriolis effects, but I don't have enough physics to explain why there isn't an equal and opposite reaction to the lifting of the airplane due to flow of air over its aerofoils.
I'll agree that there's a fundamental difference: there is particulate matter being ejected by the explosion, and none by the airplane. But it's still a non-trivial subject to research.
Marie Marie
(11,575 posts)the rest of the privileged ladies up into space?
OnlinePoker
(6,159 posts)This was the New Glenn rocket which is Blue Origin's heavy lift moon rocket.
Bev54
(13,531 posts)Prairie Gates
(8,504 posts)Bev54
(13,531 posts)AZLD4Candidate
(7,006 posts)Bengus81
(10,409 posts)pat_k
(13,982 posts)Multichromatic
(220 posts)sop
(19,466 posts)C Moon
(13,764 posts)BidenRocks
(3,547 posts)That looked nuclear with the mushroom.
DetroitLegalBeagle
(2,530 posts)Double flashes are specific to nuclear explosions. Mushroom clouds will occur with any big enough explosion. Plus its a rocket launch, every nuclear power was aware of it.
not fooled
(6,786 posts)Exploding rockets don't come cheap--takes a lot of denied restroom breaks for your employees to pay for one of these babies. Although I have s sneaking suspicion the U.S. taxpayer is on the hook for this one.
LudwigPastorius
(15,068 posts)Polybius
(22,158 posts)Not so much for Blue Origin.
twodogsbarking
(19,451 posts)twodogsbarking
(19,451 posts)twodogsbarking
(19,451 posts)marble falls
(72,647 posts)Rebl2
(17,952 posts)right of the Glenn rocket, before it attempted to take off, there is a large flame. Wonder what that was.
BidenRocks
(3,547 posts)Any flames would seem to be a fuel leak.
Rocket or Ground Support Equipment?
That's what they need to know.
Mysterian
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