Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket successfully launches NASA's ESCAPADE Mars mission on Nov. 13, 2025. (Image credit: Blue Origin) Blue Origin just hit a hurdle on its way to the moon. The company's powerful New Glenn rocket exploded during a routine prelaunch engine test at Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Thursday night (May 28), creating a huge fireball that lit up the dark Space Coast skies. Nobody was injured, Blue Origin said in an update on X on Thursday night. But damage to the pad — Launch Complex 36 (LC-36) — could be extensive, judging by the extent of the explosion, which multiple rocket-watchers captured on video . Blue Origin's New Glenn just blew up at LC-36 while attempting to Static Fire ahead of NG-4.https://t.co/tANS0dWyIH pic.twitter.com/PztxFoBqIw May 29, 2026 The accident could have big implications for Blue Origin, NASA and the United States' moon plans.…