Blue Origin's New Glenn Rocket rocket explodes on launchpad
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Blue Origin's fourth New Glenn rocket exploded during a prelaunch engine test on Thursday night (May 28). It could be a big setback for the company and for NASA's moon ambitions.
The 320-foot rocket was undergoing an engine "hotfire test" when it apparently exploded and was quickly engulfed in flames.
Rockets launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center or Cape Canaveral, Florida, have been seen as far as Myrtle Beach or Philadelphia. People in Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Alabama may see New Glenn rocket launch from Cape Canaveral.
WASHINGTON, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin said on Thursday it will build a bigger, more powerful variant of its New Glenn rocket, drawing early plans for a family of orbital satellite launchers akin to the fleet of Falcon rockets ...