Blue Origin, which is owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, was gearing up for a June launch to put a batch of Amazon "Leo" internet satellites into orbit.

A rocket failure is never just a flash on a launch pad. When Blue Origin’s New Glenn exploded during a May 28 hotfire test at ...

The explosion is likely a major setback for Jeff Bezos' spaceflight company, and its attempt to compete with SpaceX.

The recent explosion of Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket during a routine test is a big setback for the private spaceflight company, and will likely have implications for NASA's Artemis program timeline ...

A New Glenn rocket stands ready at the launchpad in April 2026, a month before disaster would strike. AP Photo/John Raoux During an evening test fire on May 28, 2026, a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket ...

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket exploded during a hot-fire test in Florida, just days after the company secured a major NASA Moon mission contract. Here's what happened, the possible impact on lunar ...

Blue Origin employees continued working to determine how much damage was done to the company's $1 billion launch facility in Florida after its New Glenn rocket exploded during testing last week. The ...

A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket exploded on May 28 during a prelaunch test at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman visited the damaged launch site to ...

Blue Origin is a central player in NASA’s moon project, but those plans took a big hit Thursday night when one of Jeff Bezos’ rockets catastrophically exploded into a giant mushroom cloud on its Cape ...

The New Glenn, Jeff Bezos' big bet to compete with Elon Musk and SpaceX, caught fire after the engines ignited while it was anchored on the only available launch platform, which will take months to be ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Wendy Whitman Cobb, Air University (THE CONVERSATION) During an evening test fire on ...