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Incredible videos show Blue Origin rocket explosion could be seen from hundreds of miles away

Latest from Space.com ·Josh Dinner·3 days ago
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An explosion on Florida's Space Coast last night lit up the sky more than 100 miles away. During a test of Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket in the evening hours on May 28, ahead of an upcoming mission to deliver a batch of Amazon Leo internet satellites to low Earth orbit , the launch vehicle experienced an anomaly that led to its complete loss and what is likely significant damage to the Launch Complex-36 (LC-36), at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos confirmed in a post on X that no one was hurt in the accident, and said, "It's too early to know the root cause but we're already working to find it. Very rough day, but we'll rebuild whatever needs rebuilding and get back to flying. It's worth it." Dozens of other posts to social media quickly spread views of the explosion seen from nearby Cocoa Beach all the way to Tampa, on Florida's west coast. Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket explodes during testing Thursday night, May 28.…

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