The new first stage for an upcoming Blue Origin New Glenn mission exploded on the launch pad in Cape Canaveral on Thursday night.

A rocket belonging to Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin exploded during a test at the launch pad Thursday night, shaking nearby homes and briefly painting the sky orange.

Blue Origin characterised the event as an "anomaly," a euphemism frequently used across the space sector to refer to launch failures or explosions.

Jeff Bezos experienced a major setback with his Blue Origin rocket, which exploded in a fireball during a ground test in ...

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket suffered a dramatic explosion during a hotfire test at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Thursday night.

Standing about 320 feet tall, the huge New Glenn rocket was expected to soon launch 48 Amazon Leo broadband satellites into low-Earth orbit. This was Blue Origin's fourth New Glenn rocket.

The company said in a statement that all personnel have been accounted for.

UPDATE: Blue Origin is now targeting 9:40 am ET (1340 GMT) for the launch of six passengers on its NS-36 space tourist flight. Blue Origin plans to launch its 15th space tourism mission on today (Oct.

Blue Origin confirmed the incident in a statement posted on X, saying, “We experienced an anomaly during today’s hotfire test." ...

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket unleashed a massive fireball into the sky as it exploded during a test on Thursday, in the ...

Debris from the rocket explosion could wash ashore over the coming days and weeks and "post health risks." Anyone spotting anything should call 911.

Spectators gathered in Titusville to watch a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launch Friday evening, less than 24 hours after a Blue Origin New Glenn explosion. Visitors praised the resilience of ...