Blue Origin's New Glenn Rocket Ground Test Ends in Fiery Florida Explosion

A ground test for a planned June launch for Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket resulted in a fiery explosion at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Thursday night.

The "hotfire" test -- in which a rocket's engine or launch vehicle is fully engaged without actually taking off -- was in preparation for a June mission, NG-4, that was set to launch 48 Amazon Project Kuiper Leo satellites into orbit. It's unclear what the current timeline for that mission is.

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Amazon founder and Blue Origin CEO Jeff Bezos said in a post on Xthat no one was hurt in the explosion. "All personnel are accounted for and safe. It's too early to know the root cause but we're already working to find it," he wrote. "Very rough day, but we'll rebuild whatever needs rebuilding...

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