Blue Origin rocket explodes on launchpad during ground test
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Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket exploded Thursday night during a hot-fire test at a Space Force launch facility in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Key facts
During a speech Wednesday, he also revealed that NASA awarded Blue Origin a $188 million contract to help build a Moon Base
The incident came a day after NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman praised Blue Origin for playing a crucial role in the space agency's Artemis program, an effort to return American astronauts
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket exploded Thursday night during a hot-fire test at a Space Force launch facility in Cape Canaveral, Florida
Led by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Blue Origin is working on reusable rockets and launch services to rival those offered by Elon Musk 's SpaceX
Summary
Led by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Blue Origin is working on reusable rockets and launch services to rival those offered by Elon Musk 's SpaceX. Bezos said in a post on social network X that all personnel were safe following the explosion. "All personnel are accounted for and safe. The Brevard County Emergency Management office described the incident in a public notice as an "anomaly" which posed "no threat to the general public.