Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket exploded Thursday evening during a test at the launch pad in Cape Canaveral, Florida. According to available information, it was a ground engine test ahead of a planned flight, and neither the authorities nor the company reported any injuries or missing persons. France24 ↗
Footage from the scene showed a large fireball engulfing the area around the launch pad. Blue Origin stated that an anomaly occurred during a routine test. The rocket was uncrewed and belongs to the class of heavy-lift launch vehicles intended to be reusable. The incident occurred ahead of the planned fourth flight of the New Glenn rocket. RTE News ↗
The event struck Jeff Bezos's company at a time when attention within the US space program is also focused on the Moon. This week, NASA presented more detailed plans for lunar missions, which, with the involvement of private companies, are meant to lead toward a more permanent human presence on the Moon. The plans include landers, drones, special vehicles, and the construction of a base near the south pole. novinky.cz ↗
According to published information, Blue Origin is set to receive a NASA contract worth 188 million dollars for the first part of the lunar structure. NASA chief Jared Isaacman presented the plan as a return of the United States to the Moon with the longer-term goal of staying there. Developments following the New Glenn rocket explosion will depend on the investigation into the cause of the testing anomaly and on how quickly the company resumes preparations for further flights. BBC News ↗
Blue Origin rocket explodes during test in Florida
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