<![CDATA[A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket dramatically exploded on the launch pad during a test in Florida on Thursday, as #JeffBezos's #space venture seeks to narrow the gap with #ElonMusk's SpaceX.]]>A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket dramatically exploded on the launch pad during a test in Florida on Thursday, as 's venture seeks to narrow the gap with 's SpaceX.

Footage posted online showed the New Glenn igniting on the launch pad before erupting into a massive fireball that billowed skyward, sending a towering plume of flames and smoke into the air.

Blue Origin said it had experienced an "anomaly", a term commonly used by rocket companies to describe a launch failure or explosion.

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Blue Origin rocket explodes on launch pad during test

Billionaire Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin says all personnel are accounted for after experiencing an "anomaly", a term commonly used by rocket companies to describe a launch failure or explosion.

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