Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin rocket company suffered a blow May 28, 2026, when its New Glenn rocket exploded on the test stand ahead of launch. What we know.

The explosion is likely a major setback for Jeff Bezos' spaceflight company, and its attempt to compete with SpaceX.

Launch recap: Scroll down to review live updates from the Friday, May 29, liftoff of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral on the Starlink 10-53 mission. Original story: In the wake of Blue ...

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket was preparing for an upcoming launch from Cape Canaveral when a prelaunch test went horribly wrong on May 28, illuminating the sky over the Space Coast orange as the ...

Blue Origin's space ambitions have suffered a major setback as its New Glenn rocket exploded in a fireball on the launch pad at about 7:00 pm EDT at Launch Complex 36 (LC-36), Cape Canaveral Space ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket explodes during an engine-firing test on Thursday, May 28, ...

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 said its New Glenn rocket ...

Welcome to Edition 8.44 of the Rocket Report! The news this week is decidedly weighted in favor of heavy-lift rockets, largely due to the fallout from last Thursday’s explosion of Blue Origin’s New ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Blue Origin rocket explodes in spectacular fireball 01:58 A powerful New Glenn rocket owned by Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin exploded in ...

Last week’s explosion of a New Glenn rocket at Cape Canaveral, Florida, was clearly a setback for Blue Origin and NASA, but it was a learning experience for safety officials looking to open up the ...

It could be a big setback for the company, and for NASA's moon plans. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Blue Origin just hit a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The fireball that lit up the sky over Florida's Kennedy Space Centre last night has put a big question mark over whether Jeff ...