Blue Origin, NASA and New Glenn Rocket
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The latest flight of the New Glenn rocket was meant to prepare Blue Origin for a series of NASA-funded lunar voyages. Instead it ended before it began
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 spaceport to hundreds more launches per year.
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New Glenn rocket explodes in gigantic fireball, days after selection for moon missions
The rocket explosion, a contender for the largest in American history, marks a significant setback for Jeff Bezos and NASA.
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket exploded on a Florida launch pad on Thursday, May 29, as it was preparing for its fourth launch next week.