BY TYLER DURDEN
THURSDAY, MAY 28, 2026 – 10:50 PM
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket exploded in a massive fireball while undergoing a static-fire test on a Florida launchpad Thursday evening, dealing a major setback to the Jeff Bezos-backed firm in its efforts to challenge a dominant SpaceX.
The firm was preparing the vehicle for its fourth launch, which was slated to deploy a batch of satellites for Amazon.com Inc.’s Leo, a rival satellite network to SpaceX’s Starlink. None of the satellites were on the rocket when it exploded, a spokesperson for Amazon said.
Source:
https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/blue-origins-new-glenn-rocket-explodes-florida-launchpad