Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket explodes during ground test at Cape Canaveral
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Summary
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket exploded during a hot-fire ground test at Cape Canaveral, marking a major setback for Jeff Bezos's space venture as it competes with Elon Musk's SpaceX. The uncrewed test failure occurred during engine ignition, resulting in a massive fireball that destroyed the rocket on the launchpad.
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· 2 pulledVideo posted by NasaSpaceflight, a YouTube channel that livestreams launches from Florida, showed the New Glenn igniting on the pad at about 3am SAST (9pm local time) before erupting into a massive fireball that billowed skyward
The hot-fire test failure is a major blow to Blue Origin as Jeff Bezos races to catch Elon Musk's soon-to-list SpaceX
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