Rocket Explosions Used to Be Tragic. Now They’re Punchlines.

Roman has ignored technical concerns and insisted that the rocket go up on the day of his sister’s wedding. The stream ...
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Blue Origin rocket explosion triggers US 'moon anxiety'

A rocket from the U.S. aerospace company Blue Origin exploded, shaking NASA’s plans to build a lunar base. Observers suggest the schedule could be delayed by at least six months. Some worry that ...
Rolling Out

Blue Origin explosion: worst night in company history

Jeff Bezos had a rough Thursday night. A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket exploded into a massive fireball during an engine-firing test at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, sending flames ...
TechCrunch

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket explodes during testing in Florida

Blue Origin’s New Glenn mega-rocket just exploded during testing at a launch site in Cape Canaveral, Florida, according to livestreams from NASASpaceFlight.com and SpaceFlight Now. Blue Origin later ...
Ars Technica

Safety officials finally have a good idea of what a big rocket explosion can do

Last week’s explosion of a New Glenn rocket at Cape Canaveral, Florida, was clearly a setback for Blue Origin and NASA, but it was a learning experience for safety officials looking to open up the ...
Phys.org

Blue Origin investigates rocket explosion as public is warned about possible wreckage washing ashore

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin is assessing damage to its launch pad after a rocket exploded during a test firing, creating a giant orange fireball seen and felt for miles around. The company fueled the ...
Ars Technica

Rocket Report: Blue Origin explosion still making headlines; Impulse raises money

Welcome to Edition 8.44 of the Rocket Report! The news this week is decidedly weighted in favor of heavy-lift rockets, largely due to the fallout from last Thursday’s explosion of Blue Origin’s New ...
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'A pretty significant setback': How Blue Origin's rocket explosion affects NASA's moon plans

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 ...
Phys.org

Blue Origin says rocket explosion spared fuel tanks and key launch pad parts

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin said Tuesday that last week's rocket explosion spared fuel tanks and some other critical parts of the launch pad. Critical to NASA's Artemis moon program, the company's massive ...
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How to survive a rocket explosion

There are few situations more terrifying than the idea of being inside a spacecraft when something goes wrong. Space is already an unforgiving environment, but a rocket explosion adds a far more ...
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Methane rocket fuel is easier to handle and convenient but, as Blue Origin saw, it can be very explosive

Going straight up is hard. It takes a lot of energy. For those of us who enjoy hiking, cycling or running, hills are the bane of our existence. The hills sap us of our strength and speed, and they ...