A file image of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket standing prepared for launch.
| Photograph Credit score: AP
A Blue Origin rocket exploded throughout a take a look at on the launch pad on Thursday evening (Might 28, 2026), shaking close by properties and briefly portray the sky orange.
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin mentioned its New Glenn rocket exploded throughout an engine-firing take a look at. All personnel have been accounted for, the corporate mentioned through X.
Emergency officers mentioned there isn’t a menace as a result of fumes or different potential hazards.
The large New Glenn was grounded in April after it left a satellite tv for pc within the unsuitable orbit due to engine failure. It was solely the third flight of the rocket that Blue Origin intends to make use of to launch landers to the moon for NASA.
Properties shook in close by Cape Canaveral and Cocoa Seaside round 9 pm, with residents turning to social media to marvel what occurred. Cape Canaveral Area Drive Station’s Launch Advanced 36 is seen from the seaside, and the web shortly full of images of an orange fireball.
“We skilled an anomaly throughout right this moment’s hotfire take a look at,” Blue Origin mentioned in a quick assertion. “We’ll present updates as we be taught extra.”
New Glenn made its debut in 2025 from Cape Canaveral. It’s named after John Glenn, the primary American to orbit Earth.
Revealed – Might 29, 2026 08:39 am IST