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Blue Origin rocket explodes on launch pad: US media

Blue Origin rocket explodes on launch pad: US media

A space rocket launched by the exploration company owned by billionaire Jeff Bezos exploded just before takeoff, while the company said the anomaly occurred during today's hotfire test.

May 29, 2026

Bezos's Blue Origin set to launch NASA mission to Mars

Bezos's Blue Origin set to launch NASA mission to Mars

Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin will launch its New Glenn rocket on a second mission to send NASA’s ESCAPADE spacecraft to Mars, aiming to achieve booster recovery and challenge SpaceX amid intensifying commercial space race competition.

November 9, 2025