Artemis Program

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket explodes during prelaunch testing at Cape Canaveral

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May 29, 2026 • 68 views
Original source: Spaceflight Now

The explosion happened at 9 p.m. EDT (0100 UTC) during a static fire test of the rocket at Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Blue Origin was slated to launch a mission for Amazon Leo as soon as June 4.

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