Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket exploded during a static fire test in Cape Canaveral, Florida. What Bezos, Elon Musk, Jared Isaacman said about explosion

Public warned to avoid Blue Origin rocket debris as photos reveal damage at explosion site - Aerial assessments on Friday revealed a scene of crumpled wreckage

On Thursday evening, Blue Origin attempted to test fire its massive New Glenn rocket at its Florida launch site, but something went very wrong after engine ignition. The super heavy lift rocket exploded in spectacular and disastrous fashion.

The destruction of a Blue Origin launchpad could thwart key goals of the president’s.

The fireball that lit up the sky over Florida's Kennedy Space Centre last night has put a big question mark over whether Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin can deliver on a string of commitments to Nasa in its efforts to send astronauts to the lunar surface and build a Moon base.

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket roared off the pad at Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, on May 28, 2026, at 10:23 a.m. ET, carrying 29 Project Kuiper broadband satellites for Amazon.

Gilmour Space's Eris rocket briefly launched from Bowen Orbital Spaceport in coastal Queensland. "The rocket began sliding sideways shortly after rising off the pad, crashing back to Earth just 14 seconds after liftoff,

Shares of Intuitive Machines (NASDAQ:LUNR) are up 9% in mid-morning trading Thursday, while Rocket Lab (NASDAQ:RKLB | RKLB Price Prediction) stock is down 3% and Planet Labs (NYSE:PL) stock is lower by 2%.