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peppertree

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33. Oh, my.

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Fri May 29, 2026, 09:45 AM

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Blue Origin New Glenn rocket explodes on launch pad in Florida [View all] riversedge 22 hrs ago OP

You know what doesn't explode in a ball of fire? BaronChocula 22 hrs ago #1

When will they learn... Boxerfan 22 hrs ago #2

Oh, my. peppertree 10 hrs ago #33

"we experienced an anomaly" Skittles 22 hrs ago #3

Sounds like corporate speak. lpbk2713 22 hrs ago #5

right?! Skittles 22 hrs ago #7

No, it's NASA speak.... reACTIONary 20 hrs ago #11

yes, I do realize it is literally an "anomaly" Skittles 19 hrs ago #19

I don't see it that way.... reACTIONary 2 hrs ago #38

"an unintended termination of function", a process malfunction...It's like when I worked in a hospital mitch96 9 hrs ago #35

AKA "Rapid unscheduled disassembly " not fooled 21 hrs ago #9

Blue Origin speak for what Elon's Space X demurely calls Attilatheblond 20 hrs ago #16

Dayum! oasis 22 hrs ago #4

Such a pity that baldy was not on it. niyad 22 hrs ago #6

I'm kind of curious dickthegrouch 21 hrs ago #8

Was this the same type of rocket he used when sending his gold digger wife and Marie Marie 20 hrs ago #10

No, those aren't flying anymore. OnlinePoker 12 hrs ago #24

Anyone know where Elmo is? Was he there with his binoculars watching? Bev54 20 hrs ago #12

This is Bezos, the other piece of shit Prairie Gates 14 hrs ago #23

I know who it is, he is in competition with Elmo and his Space Ex Bev54 11 hrs ago #31

Formed a mushroom cloud. AZLD4Candidate 20 hrs ago #13

I thought Bush said that would be because of Saddam Hussein... Bengus81 11 hrs ago #27

At least it is not being reported as "a rapid unscheduled disassembly" pat_k 20 hrs ago #14

Huh?!??! Blue Origin doesn't seem to be very good at this whole rocket thing. Maybe they should just leave it to NASA. Multichromatic 20 hrs ago #15

NASA figured out how to launch one of these rockets, without it blowing up, about fifty years ago. sop 11 hrs ago #26

They'll have to rename it Cape Carnival under trump. C Moon 19 hrs ago #17

I'm sure that blast woke up a whole lot of satellites. BidenRocks 19 hrs ago #18

Satellites look for double flashes DetroitLegalBeagle 11 hrs ago #30

Well, thank god he forces his employees to pee in bottles not fooled 19 hrs ago #20

How's that privatization of space working out? LudwigPastorius 18 hrs ago #21

Pretty good for SpaceX Polybius 15 hrs ago #22

They said they are having trouble getting it off the ground. twodogsbarking 11 hrs ago #29

Great fireworks though. twodogsbarking 11 hrs ago #25

Where I grew up they would say "it done blowed up". twodogsbarking 11 hrs ago #28

That blowed up real good ... marble falls 10 hrs ago #32

I noticed to the Rebl2 9 hrs ago #34

Not a Take Off attempt, just an engine test. BidenRocks 8 hrs ago #36

It blowed up real good Mysterian 8 hrs ago #37

In the voice of Nelson Muntz tonekat 59 min ago #39