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Blue Origin’s Rocket Explosion Complicates a Return to Moon

Blue Origin’s Rocket Explosion Complicates a Return to the Moon

On May 28, the space dreams of Jeff Bezos, the billionaire founder of Amazon who started his Blue Origin rocket company in 2000, went up in flames.

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Blue Origin 'earthquake,' summer launch guide and KSC director top newsletter

The New Glenn rocket explosion during a static fire test on May 28 created a shockwave felt as far away as Clearwater, Florida, the USGS National Earthquake Information Center reported.

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Blue Origin moves New Glenn Rocket stages from launch complex as recovery effort continues

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While Blue Origin Is Hopeful New Glenn Will Fly Again This Year, Its Exploded Launchpad Is A Problem

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 spaceport to hundreds more launches per year.

Nasa names Artemis III crew, but a rocket explosion has thrown US Moon plans into turmoil

Nasa has named the crew of its next Artemis mission, which it promised would be an “extraordinary demonstration of what is possible”. Artemis is the ambitious American-led effort to the return humans to the lunar surface by 2028.