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.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. #BigBaddaBoom https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-29/blue-origin-rocket-explodes-during-test-jeff-bezos/106737482
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