Blue Origin’s New Glenn Rocket explodes on pad during test
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Jeff Bezos' rocket maker suffered a setback on Thursday as its New Glenn rocket went up in flames.
The company, owned by Jeff Bezos, said its New Glenn rocket would launch this week. A second stage failure derailed the vehicle’s third flight last month.
Jeff Bezos described the incident as a "very rough day" in a major setback for the company's space venture. Elon Musk said of the incident: "Rockets are hard."
A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket owned by billionaire tech giant Jeff Bezos has exploded on a launch pad in a disastrous test in Florida.
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The explosion is likely a major setback for Jeff Bezos' spaceflight company, and its attempt to compete with SpaceX.
The U. S. Federal Aviation Administration has directed SpaceX to investigate the failure of its Starship Super Heavy booster, which crashed into the Gulf of Mexico during a test mission last week,